overawe

== English == === Alternative forms === over-awe === Etymology === From over- +‎ awe. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊvəˈɹɔː/ (General American) IPA(key): /oʊvɚˈɔ/ (cot–caught merger, US, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /oʊvɚˈɑ/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /oʊvɚˈɒ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /əʉvəˈɹoː/, /ɐʉvəˈɹoː/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɐʉvəˈɹoː/ Rhymes: -ɔː Hyphenation: over‧awe === Verb === overawe (third-person singular simple present overawes, present participle overawing, simple past and past participle overawed) (transitive) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. [from 16th c.] ==== Antonyms ==== underwhelm ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====