# cowed

Pronunciation: say "KOWD" /kaʊd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of cow. — simple past and past participle of cow
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of cow. Use this form for something that already happened or after words like have or had.
   - _The general cowed the rebels into surrender within a week._
   - _Years of harsh criticism had cowed the young writer._

## Adjective

2. Frightened into submission, so that one stops resisting and obeys.
   - Simple: So scared that you give in and do what someone tells you.
   - _The cowed employees nodded along, too afraid to question the new policy._
   - _She came back from the interrogation pale and cowed._

## Origin

The origins are probably Scandinavian, compare the Danish word kue, meaning to subdue.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cowed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).