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| awe [ aw ] |
noun |
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1. mixture of wonder and dread: a feeling of amazement and respect mixed with fear that is often coupled with a feeling of personal insignificance or powerlessness
  Filled with awe, they gazed at the ruins of the massive temple.
I was completely in awe of her.
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2. ability to inspire dread: the ability to inspire dread or reverence
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archaic
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transitive verb (past and past participle awed, present participle aw·ing, 3rd person present singular awes) |
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| Definition: |
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cause awe in somebody: to make somebody feel awe
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usually passive
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The visiting ambassadors were awed by this display of military might.
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| [13th century. < Old Norse agi] |
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