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Cowed vs Owed - What's the difference?

cowed | owed |

As adjectives the difference between cowed and owed

is that cowed is frightened into submission while owed is that owes.

As verbs the difference between cowed and owed

is that cowed is past tense of cow while owed is past tense of owe.

cowed

English

Adjective

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

    Synonyms

    * intimidated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cow)
  • owed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (owe)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That owes.
  • Derived terms

    * owedness