Depotentiate
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To reduce the effect of a substance.
- 2 To deprive of power
"I would certainly be the very last to argue that organized religion has not been a major historic source of Gay oppression. […] However, what we see in the "Sisters," despite their contrary claim, is not a depotentiating of that oppression but, rather, men who stand with the oppressor by continuing to oppress women and transpersons by trivialization."
Example
More examples"I would certainly be the very last to argue that organized religion has not been a major historic source of Gay oppression. […] However, what we see in the "Sisters," despite their contrary claim, is not a depotentiating of that oppression but, rather, men who stand with the oppressor by continuing to oppress women and transpersons by trivialization."
Etymology
From de- + potentiate.
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