depower

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verb

To reduce the power of; to strip power from.

Similar
de-energizepower downpower off
Opposite
fire uppower onpower up
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Meanings

verbdepower (third-person singular simple present depowers, present participle depowering, simple past and past participle depowered)

present singular third person depowers · participle present depowering · participle past depowered · past depowered

  1. transitiveTo reduce the power of; to strip power from.

    Synonyms: de-energize, power down, power off

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reduce the power of; to strip power from.

Similar
de-energizepower downpower off
Opposite
fire uppower onpower up
Also see
de-energizepower off

Origin

From de- + power.

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Translations

French dépouvoirer
  • dépouvoirerto deprive of power
Māori tupe, whakaeo
  • tupeto deprive of power
  • whakaeoto deprive of power

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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