overawe
verb (used with object)
to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate.
had overawed
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past perfectof overawe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Several times this man had overawed, outwitted, beaten him.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Louis J. (Louis John) Stellman
They were sufficiently numerous to be formidable, and had overawed Cicero in the zenith of his fame.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
The bold and successful manner in which the Americans had overawed the soldiery and coerced submission to their demands, irritated them highly, and made them wish for a good opportunity to retaliate.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Joel Tyler Headley
In truth, she had not felt the courage to refuse; in a manner he had overawed her.
From The Odd Women by George Gissing
A mere citizen of Greece could not have maintained his ground after the persecuting hierarchy had overawed the courts of justice and the officers of state.
From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. by Rufus Anderson
