overawe

Questions about overawe

What does overawe mean?

overawe means "subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)".

How many syllables are in overawe?

overawe has 3 syllables: o-ve-rawe. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for overawe?

Close synonyms include cow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is overawe a common word?

overawe is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.