overawe
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Verb
overawed, past participle; overawes, 3rd person singular present; overawing, present participle; overawed, past tense;
/ˌōvərˈô/,
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overawed, past participle; overawes, 3rd person singular present; overawing, present participle; overawed, past tense;
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Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited
- - he used firepower to overawe the hostile tribes
Web Definitions:
- subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
- To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. [from 16th c.]