avaunt

Meanings

• Verb

  To call on or summon someone, often imperatively or in a challenge.

  - "Avaunt, thou base coward, let us have done! Thou art a murderer."
  - "Shall I avaunt thee to the world, and tell thy story?"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with avaunt
haunt , want , pant , daunt

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Variants

List of all variants of avaunt that leads to same result
avaunt

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'drive away' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'avaunt' comes from the Old French word 'avant', meaning 'before' or 'in front of'.

2. In Middle English, 'avaunt' was used as a command to drive something away or to chase it off.

3. The word 'avaunt' is not commonly used in everyday speech and is more often found in literary contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. Challenge: Avaunt can be used as a challenge or a call to action.

2. Summon: Avaunt can be used to summon or call someone.

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Culture

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In literature, 'avaunt' has been used in various works including Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. It has also been used in poetry and song lyrics.

How to Memorize "avaunt"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of calling or summoning someone: Imagine yourself summoning someone with a loud, imperative command.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the action of calling or summoning: Think of the word as a command to bring someone or something to you.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word with the sound of a trumpet or other loud instrument: Imagine the word being shouted out like a battle cry.

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