Overawe
[əʊvər'ɔː]
Definition
(verb.) subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats).
Checked by Emil--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To awe exceedingly; to subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear.
Typed by Arthur
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Awe, intimidate, cow, frighten, affright, daunt.
Typist: Ruth
Definition
v.t. to restrain by fear or by superior influence.
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Examples
- In 1245 the men of Schwyz burnt the castle of New Habsburg which had been set up near Lucerne to overawe them; its ruins are still to be seen there. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He knelt before ten cardinals in scarlet, an assembly august enough to overawe truth itself, while he amended the creation he had disarranged. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was overawed by the Serjeant, and profoundly courteous to the attorney. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I was touched by his gentle tone, and overawed by his high, calm mien. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I made him a bow and felt very much overawed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Typist: Trevor