Definition of overawe
: to restrain or subdue by awe
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The visitors started the game brightly and weren't overawed by the occasion.
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The Exiles certainly were not overawed by the occasion or the surroundings and worked hard while Spurs maintained possession without really testing Joe Day in the visitors' goal.
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Imagine a Scott Baio–level has-been speaking before a rapt audience at the Democratic National Convention or a celebrity on the order of Ted Nugent leaving Democrats overawed.
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In what was his full debut, Chamberlain failed to link with his attacking partners on a series of occasions and appeared to be overawed and jaded by the encounter with Craig Shakespeare's resurgent squad.
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In previous seasons, the prospect of getting a positive result at a ground like the Santiago Bernabéu, would have been completely overawing.
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On the other hand, every white man who played vigilante in Charlottesville this weekend went home unharmed to his family, having successfully overawed the police—and having sent a chilling message of warning to lawful protesters.
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Spanish news outlet Sport has reported that the Barcelona superstar has made his return to Catalunya in the best possible way, with the La Liga giants left overawed by his physical and metabolic condition.
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First Known Use of overawe
1579
OVERAWE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of overawe for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) unable to think, speak, or behave normally because of a strong feeling of respect and fear
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