adaunt

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Adaunt \A*daunt"\, v. t. [OE. adaunten to overpower, OF.
   adonter; [`a] (L. ad) + donter, F. dompter. See {Daunt}.]
   To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate. [Obs.] --Skelton.
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