Verb
over-awe (third-person singular simple present over-awes, present participle over-awing, simple past and past participle over-awed)
Alternative form of overawe
The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unecessary. They will form a powerful check upon the regular troops, and will generally be sufficient to over-awe them. Tench Coxe