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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overawe \O`ver*awe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overawed}; p. pr &
vb n. {Overawing}.]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
overawe
v : subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of
awe [syn: {cow}]
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