daunt

[Daunt]

The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz appeared at first to be easily daunted, but, in fact, he showed unusual courage. Still, his efforts to daunt Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man were less than successful.

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To overcome; to conquer.

Verb
cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"


v. t.
To overcome; to conquer.

v. t.
To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.


Daunt

Daunt , v. 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.
Some presences daunt and discourage us.
Syn. -- To dismay; appall. See Dismay.

To overcome; to conquer.

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