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potent
What does potent mean?
potent (adjective): powerful; possessing power; effective.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use potent in a sentence?
- Lead is a potent neurotoxin. (Tatoeba sentence #5073801 by Hybrid, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce potent?
/ˈpoʊtənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does potent come from?
From Middle English potent, borrowed from Latin potens, potentis (“powerful, strong, potent”), present participle of posse (“to be able”), from potis (“able, powerful, originally a lord, master”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “potent” mean?
hard, not easy, requiring much effort
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belonging to one by birth or ancestry
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powerful; possessing power; effective
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recently made, produced, or harvested
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