underawe
underawe verb: to fail to inspire the intended degree of awe.
Verb
underawe (third-person singular simple present underawes, present participle underawing, simple past and past participle underawed)
- To fail to inspire the intended degree of awe.
- The absence of a conventional field force of any weight could only serve to underawe the Nazi and Fascist leaderships, ever ready to subjugate a lesser neighbor if an opportunity arose.2000, Robert J. Caputi, Neville Chamberlain and Appeasement, →ISBN, page 145
- Thurston Dart was a man suitably underawed by military reputations and he did not hesitate to engage in light-hearted banter with his Principal.2003, Roy Fullick, Shan Hackett: The Pursuit of Exactitude, page 202
Forms of underawe
| third-person singular present | underawes |
|---|---|
| present participle | underawing |
| past participle | underawed |
| past | underawed |
Origin of underawe
From under- + awe.
Questions about underawe
- What does underawe mean?
- Underawe means to fail to inspire the intended degree of awe.
- What part of speech is underawe?
- Underawe is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underawe?
- The past tense of underawe is underawed.
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