overawe
verb (used with object)
to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate.
have overawed
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present perfectof overawe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At this point the door opened, and Lady Lucy glided in, clad in a frail majesty which would have overawed any one but Elizabeth Niton.
From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Mrs. Humphry Ward
With these words Jericho stood up, regarding Biler with an appearance of grave dignity, which would have overawed even a less solemn lad than this.
From The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia by James De Mille
The interview she had just had with one in league with the occult powers of magic and witchery did not seem in the least to have overawed her.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
She would have faced the man, and have overawed him; he should have been made to understand the gross selfishness of his behaviour.
From Born in Exile by George Gissing
He had hoped that his army would have overawed London, instead of which the free spirit of London had, as a result of his policy, entirely captivated his army.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
