power

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
  • To hit or kick something forcefully.
  • To enable or provide the impetus for.

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Origin

  • From Middle English power, poer, from Old French poeir, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, from Latin possum ("to be able"); see potent. Compare Modern French pouvoir. Displaced native .

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