Potent

a.	1.	Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine. Moses once more his potent rod extends. - Milton.
	2.	Having great authority, control, or dominion; puissant; mighty; influential; as, a potent prince. 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.
n.	1.	A prince; a potentate.
	2.	A staff or crutch.
	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.

Adj.	1.	potent - having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" Synonyms: cogent, powerful
	2.	potent - having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" Synonyms: strong
	3.	potent - having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" Synonyms: strong Antonyms: impotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
	4.	potent - (of a male) able to copulate Synonyms: virile Antonyms: impotent - (of a male) unable to copulate

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