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overawe
verb
(o-ver-awe)
subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
Synonyms:
cow
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demoralize
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terrify
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frighten
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terrorize
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humiliate
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bemuse
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repulse
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subjugate
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stupefy
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malign
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pulverise
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incite
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propagandise
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suborn
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becloud
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tyrannize
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oppress
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aggrandise
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arrogate
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subvert
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defame
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demean
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disunite
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balkanise
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ostracise
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unsettle
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civilise
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unhorse
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vilify
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bastardise
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dehumanise
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satirise
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disserve
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befool
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abominate
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destroy
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embitter
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relativize
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stifle
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frustrate
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unban
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pressurize
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undermine
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deprive
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crucify
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idealise
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foist
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neutralize
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misguide
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tarnish
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insinuate
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dispirit
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hoodwink
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provoke
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incarcerate
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maraud
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communalize
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trample
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sermonise
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disempower
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adulate
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