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Webster 1913 Edition

Daunt

Daunt

(da̤nt; 277)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Daunted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Daunting
.]
[OF.
danter
, F.
dompter
to tame, subdue, fr. L.
domitare
, v. intens. of
domare
to tame. See
Tame
.]
1.
To overcome; to conquer.
[Obs.]
2.
To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
Syn. – To dismay; appall. See
Dismay
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Daunt

D'AUNT

,
Verb.
T.
To repress or subdue courage; to intimidate; to dishearten; to check by fear of danger. It expresses less than fright and terrify.

Definition 2024

daunt

daunt

English

Verb

daunt ‎(third-person singular simple present daunts, present participle daunting, simple past and past participle daunted)

  1. to discourage, intimidate
  2. to overwhelm

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology

From Middle English daunten (also, to tame), from Old French danter, from Latin domitō ‎(“I tame”), frequentative of domō ‎(“I tame, conquer”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- ‎(“to domesticate, tame”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɔːnt/
  • (some accents) IPA(key): /dɑːnt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɔnt/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /dɑnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːnt, -ɑːnt

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