Associations to the word «Overawe»

Wiktionary

OVERAWE, verb. (transitive) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

OVERAWE, verb. Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats).

Wise words

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.
Kahlil Gibran