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Cowed vs Cowered - What's the difference?

cowed | cowered |

As verbs the difference between cowed and cowered

is that cowed is (cow) while cowered is (cower).

As an adjective cowed

is frightened into submission.

cowed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Frightened into submission.
    • * (English Citations of "cowed")

    Synonyms

    * intimidated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cow)

    • cowered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cower)

    • cower

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) kuren or from Scandinavian ((etyl) . Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
    • He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.
  • * Dryden
    • Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
  • * Goldsmith
    • Like falcons, cowering on the nest.
    See also
    * coward * cowardice

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To cherish with care.
    • (Webster 1913)