powered

powered
power ► NOUN 1) the ability to do something or act in a particular way. 2) the capacity to influence other people or the course of events. 3) a right or authority given or delegated to a person or body. 4) political authority or control. 5) physical strength or force. 6) a country viewed in terms of its international influence and military strength: a world power. 7) capacity or performance of an engine or other device. 8) energy that is produced by mechanical, electrical, or other means. 9) Physics the rate of doing work, measured in watts or horse power. 10) Mathematics the product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times.
► VERB 1) supply with power. 2) (power up/down) switch (a device) on or off. 3) move or cause to move with speed or force.
● do someone a power of good — Cf. ↑do someone a power of good
● the powers that be — Cf. ↑the powers that be
DERIVATIVES powered adjective.
ORIGIN Old French poeir, from Latin posse 'be able' .

English terms dictionary. 2015.

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