"depotentiate" meaning in All languages combined

See depotentiate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: depotentiates [present, singular, third-person], depotentiating [participle, present], depotentiated [participle, past], depotentiated [past]
Etymology: de- + potentiate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|potentiate}} de- + potentiate Head templates: {{en-verb}} depotentiate (third-person singular simple present depotentiates, present participle depotentiating, simple past and past participle depotentiated)
  1. (biochemistry) To reduce the effect of a substance. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-depotentiate-en-verb-apP7CPYG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 62 38 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. To deprive of power
    Sense id: en-depotentiate-en-verb-cUo7fz3Q

Inflected forms

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