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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Daunt

/(da̤nt; 277)/ · IPA /dɔnt/
01 v. t. To overcome; to conquer.
imp. & p. p. Daunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Daunting
  1. 1.
    To overcome; to conquer.[Obs.]
  2. 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.” Glanvill.
Syn. To dismay; appall. See Dismay.