Thesaurus: potent

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1. a. Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine.
2. a. Having great authority, control, or dominion; puissant; mighty; influential; as, a potent prince.
3. a. Powerful, in an intellectual or moral sense; having great influence; as, potent interest; a potent argument.
4. n. A prince; a potentate.
5. n. A staff or crutch.
6. n. One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned.
7. adj. having great influence
8. adj. having or wielding force or authority
9. adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect
10. adj. (of a male) capable of copulation
11. 1. Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine. "Harsh and potent injuries." Shak. Moses once more his potent rod extends. Milton. 2. Having great authority, control, or dominion; puissant; mighty; influential; as, a potent prince. "A potent dukedom." Shak. Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors. Shak. 3. Powerful, in an intellectual or moral sense; having great influence; as, potent interest; a potent argument. Cross potent. (Her.) See Illust. (7) of Cross. Syn. -- Powerful; mighty; puissant; strong; able; efficient; forcible; efficacious; cogent; influential. 1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs.] Shak. 2. Etym: [See Potence.] A staff or crutch. [Obs.] 3. (Her.) One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned. Counter potent (Her.), a fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches.
12. A staff or crutch. [Obs.]