† anarrowv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To make (a person) cowardly or timid; to deprive of courage.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > daunt (a person's) courage
cowardc1300
anarrowc1400
accowardize1480
accoward1481
daunton1535
quail1548
daunt1569
quay1590
disheart1603
dishearten1606
cravena1616
break1619
unsoula1634
unnerve1638
cowardize1648
daff1673
to put (a person) off his (also her) mettle1745
becoward1831
c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 3342 He makeþ his waye wiþ sharp launce: Þou an-arewest þi countenaunce [a1425 Linc. Inn Þy men anarwiþ þy continaunce].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).
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