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Middle English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Old French danter, donter, from Latin domitō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdantən/, /ˈdau̯ntən/
Verb
daunten (third-person singular simple present daunteth, present participle dauntende, dauntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunted)
- To attain victory and control over; to subjugate.
- To overwhelm; to make obedient or compliant.
- To domesticate or exert command over animals.
- To stem, curb or check feelings, speech or moodiness.
- (rare) To daunt; to make scared.
- (rare) To stroke a baby to calm it.
- (rare) To butter up; to praise to win influence.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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