daunt
verb (used with object)
to overcome with fear; intimidate.
daunter
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a word derived from
daunt.
Example Sentences
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We were all alarmed, but we were not chilled cold is a great daunter of bravery.
From Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott
He who knows all may haunt the haunter, He who fears naught hath conquered fate; Who bears in silence quells the daunter, And makes his spoiler desolate.
From The Gypsies by Charles Godfrey Leland
