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overawe

 
Dictionary: o·ver·awe   (ō'vər-ô') pronunciation

tr.v., -awed, -aw·ing, -awes.
To control or subdue by inspiring awe.


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe
  Synonym: cow


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skræmme, imponere

Nederlands (Dutch)
imponeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - intimider

Deutsch (German)
v. - einschüchtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (κατα)πτοώ, εμπνέω δέος, επιβάλλομαι σε

Italiano (Italian)
intimidire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - intimidar, aterrar, apavorar

Русский (Russian)
внушать благоговение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - impresionar, intimidar, imponer respeto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - injaga fruktan hos, skrämma, imponera på

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
威慑, 威震

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 威懾, 威震

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 위압하다, 겁나게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 威圧する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرهب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטיל אימה על‬


 
 
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