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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Adaw \A*daw"\, v. t. [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from
   days, i. e., from life, out of life.]
   To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.]
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         The sight whereof did greatly him adaw.  --Spenser.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Adaw \A*daw"\, v. t. & i. [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf.
   Goth. us-, Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw.]
   To awaken; to arouse. [Obs.]
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         A man that waketh of his sleep
         He may not suddenly well taken keep
         Upon a thing, ne seen it parfitly
         Till that he be adawed verily.           --Chaucer.
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