Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In homeopathy, to induce power in, as drugs, by attenuation. See
potency , 1 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To render the latent power of (anything) available.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
potent ; to render thelatent power of (anything)available .
Etymologies
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potent + -ize
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Examples
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"Succussed refers to the practice of forcefully striking the various dilution solutions in order to help" potentize "the effect.
Planet Atheism Larry Moran 2010
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By this means the plant is brought into direct connexion with the relevant spiritual energy, and then left to carry out for itself the necessary process of materialization, instead of being forced by mere chemical additions to the soil first to potentize the substance itself. 8
Man or Matter Ernst Lehrs
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