overawe

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overawe

/əʊvəˈɹɔː/ UK
/oʊvɚˈɔ/ US
/oʊvɚˈɑ/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
/oʊvɚˈɒ/ Canada, dialectal
/əʉvəˈɹoː/ Australia
/ɐʉvəˈɹoː/ Australia
/ɐʉvəˈɹoː/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɔː

verb overawes · overawing · overawed · over-awe

transitive To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. None doe you like, but an effeminate Prince, Whom like a Schoole-boy you may ouer-awe.

Opposite: underwhelm

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verb

Opposite: underwhelm

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verb to restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow

Русский	внушать благоговейный страх blagogovejnyj

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@misc{overawe_2026,
  title = {overawe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overawe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}