English-Thai Dictionary

overawe

VT ขู่  intimidate ku

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERAWE

v.t.overaw'. To restrain by awe, fear or superior influence. The kind was present in person to overlook that magistrates and overawe the subjects with the terror of his sword.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERAWE

O `ver *awe ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overawing.]

 

Defn: To awe exceedingly; to subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear. The king was present in person to overlook the magistrates, and overawe these subjects with the terror of his sword. Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overawe

o ver awe |ˌōvərˈô ˈˌoʊvərˈˌɔ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be overawed ) impress (someone ) so much that they become silent or inhibited: he used firepower to overawe the hostile tribes.

 

Oxford Dictionary

overawe

over |awe |əʊvərˈɔː | ▶verb [ with obj. ] impress (someone ) so much that they are silent or inhibited: the eleven-year-old was overawed by the atmosphere.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overawe

overawe verb Jane was overawed by her landlady: intimidate, daunt, cow, disconcert, unnerve, subdue, dismay, frighten, alarm, scare, terrify; informal psych out.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overawe

overawe verb Jane was often overawed by her landlady: intimidate, daunt, cow, take someone's breath away, awe, disconcert, blind someone with something, unnerve, discourage, subdue, abash, dismay, frighten, alarm, scare, deter, terrify, terrorize, browbeat, bully; informal psych out; N. Amer. informal buffalo.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overawe

ò ver á we 動詞 他動詞 〖通例be ～d 〗〈人が 〉威圧される, 圧倒される, 気後れする .