Overawe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əʊvəˈɹɔː/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overawe is a verb meaning (transitive) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow.
Meaning
(transitive) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow.
Example Sentences
None doe you like, but an effeminate Prince, Whom like a Schoole-boy you may ouer-awe.
He kept the biggest estates, and where he lacked troops to overawe the natives he evicted the natives and made a game reserve.
His free and easy carriage evinced, that though acknowledging my assumptions, he was no way overawed by them; treating me as familiarly, indeed, as if I were a mere mortal, one of the abject generation of mushrooms.
Word Forms
- overawes
- overawing
- overawed
- over-awe
Synonyms for overawe
Depending on context, synonyms include cow.
Antonyms for overawe
Common opposites include underwhelm.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cow, daunt, overpower, subdue, compel, overquell.
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