"overawe" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əʊvəˈɹɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /oʊvɚˈɔ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overawe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: overawes [present, singular, third-person], overawing [participle, present], overawed [participle, past], overawed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From over- + awe. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂egʰ-}}, {{prefix|en|over|awe}} over- + awe Head templates: {{en-verb}} overawe (third-person singular simple present overawes, present participle overawing, simple past and past participle overawed)
  1. (transitive) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. Tags: transitive Synonyms: over-awe Translations (to restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow): сплашвам (splašvam) (Bulgarian), всявам страх (vsjavam strah) (Bulgarian), pelotella (Finnish), внушать благоговейный страх (blagogovejnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-overawe-en-verb-i5y7xYdW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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