Overawe

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overawe \O`ver*awe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overawed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Overawing}.]
     To awe exceedingly; to intimidate or subjugate or restrain by
     awe or great fear.
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           The king was present in person to overlook the
           magistrates, and overawe these subjects with the terror
           of his sword.                            --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overawe
       v : subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of
           awe; frighten (as with threats) [syn: {cow}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "overawe":
     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, faze, frighten, grind, grind down, hector,
     henpeck, intimidate, keep down, keep under, lord it over, oppress,
     overbear, overmaster, override, overwhelm, press heavy on, repress,
     ride over, ride roughshod over, scare, shake, stop, subjugate,
     suppress, terrify, terrorize, trample down, trample upon,
     tread down, tread upon, tyrannize, tyrannize over, unman, upset,
     walk all over, walk over, weigh heavy on