daunter
daunt
(dônt, dänt)tr.v. daunt·ed,
daunt·ing,
daunts To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate: "Dogged by sickness, daunted by the continuing economic downturn, he continued to fall behind" (Brooks D. Simpson).
[Middle English
daunten, from Old French
danter, from Latin
domitāre, frequentative of
domāre,
to tame; see
demə- in
Indo-European roots.]
daunt′er n.
daunt′ing·ly adv.
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James
Daunter, 42, went looking for William Troubridge, 36, yelling: "Where is he?
Even England under 21 trialist, Jim
Daunter found it difficult to stamp any authority on proceedings, and was completely over-shadowed by his opposite number, Gary Smith.
Phil
Daunter and Mike Burton also went over for the Cockerels and
Daunter added the remaining points with the boot.
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