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# potent

adjective (potent, more potent, most potent); noun potency

«potent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Potent means very strong and powerful in its effect: a potent medicine, poison or drink works strongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#m1)
2. Potent can describe an idea, symbol or argument that has a strong effect on people's minds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, a potent medicine or poison works even in tiny amounts, so it must be used with great care; this is a safety signal. In history and English, "a potent symbol" moves people deeply (a flag, a poppy). In stories a potent potion is a strong magic drink.

### Examples

- Some snake venom is so potent that a tiny drop can be deadly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x1)
- This medicine is potent, so only take the dose on the label. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x2)
- The witch brewed a potent potion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x3)
- The poppy is a potent symbol of remembrance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x4)
- Garlic has a potent smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x5)
- Her speech was a potent reminder to be kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x6)
- Strong coffee is too potent for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x7)
- But, delightfully as the wine looked, it was mingled with the most potent enchantments that Circe knew how to concoct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/#x8)

### Note

Opposite: impotent or weak (but "impotent" also has an adult medical meaning, so "weak" or "powerless" is better for pupils). Noun: potency. Say "POH-tent". Do not confuse with "patent" (a legal right to an invention).

## In Jewish tradition

In science and health lessons, a potent medicine or poison works even in tiny amounts, so it must be used with great care; this is a safety signal. In history and English, "a potent symbol" moves people deeply (a flag, a poppy). In stories a potent potion is a strong magic drink.

### Examples

- Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/potent/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: impotent or weak (but "impotent" also has an adult medical meaning, so "weak" or "powerless" is better for pupils). Noun: potency. Say "POH-tent". Do not confuse with "patent" (a legal right to an invention).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «potent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «potent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/potent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«potent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/potent.html) on Mova free.