• (v. t.) To subdue; to daunt. • (v. t. & i.) To awaken; to arouse.
A·daw' transitive verb [ Confer Middle English adawe of dawe, Anglo-Saxon of dagum from days, i. e. , from life, out of life.] To subdue; to daunt. [ Obsolete] « The sight whereof did greatly him adaw . Spenser. »