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over·awe (ō′vər ô′)

transitive verb overawed -·awed′, overawing -·aw′·ing

to overcome or subdue by inspiring awe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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