The king was present in person to overlook the magistrates, and overawe these subjects with the terror of his sword. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
overawe — index browbeat, deter, intimidate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overawe — (v.) 1570s, coined by Spenser from OVER (Cf. over) + AWE (Cf. awe). Related: Overawed; overawing … Etymology dictionary
overawe — ► VERB (usu. be overawed) ▪ subdue or inhibit with a sense of awe … English terms dictionary
overawe — [ō΄vər ô′] vt. overawed, overawing to overcome or subdue by inspiring awe … English World dictionary
overawe — /oh veuhr aw /, v.t., overawed, overawing. to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates. [1570 80; OVER + AWE] * * * … Universalium
overawe — transitive verb Date: 1579 to restrain or subdue by awe … New Collegiate Dictionary
overawe — verb a) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe, fear, or superior influence. None do you [churchmen] like but an effeminate prince, Whom, like a school boy, you may over awe. ― Shakespeare … Wiktionary
overawe — Synonyms and related words: abash, awe, beat down, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, cow, daunt, despotize, deter, discomfit, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dominate, domineer, domineer over, enslave … Moby Thesaurus
overawe — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. intimidate, daunt, abash, cow; impress. See fear … English dictionary for students
overawe — o|ver|awe [ˌəuvərˈo: US ˌouvərˈo:] v [T usually passive] to make someone feel respect or fear, so that they are nervous or unable to say or do anything ▪ He was totally overawed by his father. >overawed adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
