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Potent vs Empowered - What's the difference?

potent | empowered |

As adjectives the difference between potent and empowered

is that potent is possessing strength while empowered is (us) having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.

As a noun potent

is (tincture) a heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white t shapes.

As a verb empowered is

(empower).

potent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Possessing strength.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
  • Being effective, causing body effects.
  • :
  • Having a sharp or offensive taste.
  • (lb) Able to procreate.
  • Very powerful or effective.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • *:harsh and potent injuries
  • *(John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • *:Moses once more his potent rod extends.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (tincture) A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
  • (obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (obsolete) A staff or crutch.

    • Antonyms

    * impotent

    Related terms

    * potence * potency * potentate * potential * potentiality

    Derived terms

    * idempotent * nilpotent * unipotent * (l)

    External links

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    empowered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
  • (US) Acting with confidence.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (empower)