awe (v.) Copy link • awe (v.): Phr.: the unusual silence a.d those who approached nearer, propius adeuntibus insolitum silentium admirationem fecit, Liv.: he a.d the unfortunate people, formidinem miseris injiciebat, Cic.: Caesar led his army across the Rhine to a. (overawe) the Germans, Caesar exercitum Rhenum transduxerat ut Germanis metum injiceret, Caes.