verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck. archaic, transitive

   "Behold the God himself, whose dreadful brow Awe-strikes the soul to speechless homage!"

Synonyms

All synonyms

amazeastonishastoundawebedazzlebewilder

Example

More examples

"Behold the God himself, whose dreadful brow Awe-strikes the soul to speechless homage!"

Etymology

Back-formation from awestruck. By surface analysis, awe + strike

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