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Back-formation from awestruck. By surface analysis, awe + strike
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awestrike
Today it means: To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck. Full definition →
Today it means: To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck. Full definition →
Back-formation from awestruck. By surface analysis, awe + strike
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.