Word of the Day for Thursday, January 8, 2009
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daunt \dawnt, dahnt\, verb:
daunt \dawnt, dahnt\, verb:
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1. to frighten; overcome with fear
1. to frighten; overcome with fear
2. to discourage; lesson the courage of
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The huge size of the deficit and the scope of the Democrat induced recession does not seem to daunt the B.O., probably because he doesn't have the experience to understand and grasp the gravity of the situation!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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c1300, from Old French danter, variant of donter, from Latin domare "to tame." Originally meant "to vanquish;" sense of "to intimidate" is from c 1475.
c1300, from Old French danter, variant of donter, from Latin domare "to tame." Originally meant "to vanquish;" sense of "to intimidate" is from c 1475.
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