Võimendavad

Võimendavad is an Estonian word that serves as both a verb form and a participial adjective meaning to amplify, strengthen, or empower. It is the third-person plural present tense form of the verb võimendama (they amplify). In this verbal use, võimendavad denotes an action carried out by multiple subjects, as in Need tegurid võimendavad mõju, meaning “These factors amplify the effect.”

As a participial adjective, võimendav is used in singular, and võimendavad can function attributively in plural phrases to describe things that increase a quantity or effect. For example, võimendavad tegurid means “amplifying factors,” and võimendav mehhanism means “an amplifying mechanism.” This adjectival use is common in technical and scientific writing to label processes, mechanisms, or factors that intensify outcomes.

Etymology and formation: the word stems from võim (power) with the participial suffix -end- and the adjectival ending -av, allowing the form to function flexibly as both a finite verb and an attributive participle.

Usage: võimendavad appears across disciplines such as electronics, physics, biology, medicine, and the social sciences to describe amplification, enhancement, or escalation of signals, effects, or risks. It helps characterize processes or factors that increase a result rather than merely describe it.

See also: võimendama, võimendav, amplifikatsioon.

Notes: in everyday Estonian, the related adjective form võimendav is frequently used to describe an amplifier or amplifying action, while võimendavad remains common as a verb form for plural subjects.