depotentiate

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verb

To reduce the effect of a substance.

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Meanings

verbdepotentiate (third-person singular simple present depotentiates, present participle depotentiating, simple past and past participle depotentiated)

present singular third person depotentiates · participle present depotentiating · participle past depotentiated · past depotentiated

  1. biochemistryTo reduce the effect of a substance.
  2. To deprive of power
    1 more example

    I would certainly be the very last to argue that organized religion has not been a major historic source of Gay oppression. […] However, what we see in the "Sisters," despite their contrary claim, is not a depotentiating of that oppression but, rather, men who stand with the oppressor by continuing to oppress women and transpersons by trivialization.

    1982 April 10, Mikhael Iktin, “Over-indulgence”, in Gay Community News, page 4

Origin

From de- + potentiate.

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APA

depotentiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depotentiate

MLA

“depotentiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depotentiate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depotentiate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depotentiate.

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