OVERAWE
overawe, cow
(verb) subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overawe (third-person singular simple present overawes, present participle overawing, simple past and past participle overawed)
(transitive) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. [from 16th c.]
Antonyms
• underwhelm
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*awe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overawing.]
Definition: To awe exceedingly; to subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear. The king was present in person to overlook the magistrates, and overawe these subjects with the terror of his sword. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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