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potenciar

[po.tẽ.siˈa(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. raise a number to an exponent
  2. 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
Examples

O novo investimento vai potenciar o crescimento da empresa.

The new investment will boost the growth of the company.

Pronunciationpo.tẽ.siˈa(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.