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potenciar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From potència +‎ -ar.

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potenciar (first-person singular present potencio, first-person singular preterite potencií, past participle potenciat)

  1. (transitive) to promote, strengthen

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From potência +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈa(ʁ)/ [po.tẽ.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsja(ʁ)/ [po.tẽˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈa(ɾ)/ [po.tẽ.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈa(ʁ)/ [po.tẽ.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsja(ʁ)/ [po.tẽˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈa(ɻ)/ [po.tẽ.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsja(ɻ)/
 

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: po‧ten‧ci‧ar

Verb

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potenciar (first-person singular present potencio, first-person singular preterite potenciei, past participle potenciado)

  1. (arithmetic) raise a number to an exponent
  2. (arithmetic) symbolize the power of a number, given the exponent
  3. promote the development or effectiveness of; intensify; potentialize; reinforce
  4. make a medicine more effective by the action of another substance

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From potencia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /potenˈθjaɾ/ [po.t̪ẽn̟ˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /potenˈsjaɾ/ [po.t̪ẽnˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: po‧ten‧ciar

Verb

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potenciar (first-person singular present potencio, first-person singular preterite potencié, past participle potenciado)

  1. (transitive) to promote, strengthen
    Synonyms: promover, fortalecer

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