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Overawe

//əʊvəˈɹɔː// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. transitive

    "None doe you like, but an effeminate Prince, Whom like a Schoole-boy you may ouer-awe."

  2. 2
    subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) wordnet

Etymology

From over- + awe.

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