usesPowerFor

P100686
predicate

Indicates that one entity applies or exploits a particular power, energy, or capability for a specific purpose or activity.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
usesPowerFor canonical 15
usesAbilityFor 11
usesPowersFor 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesPowerFor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity applies or exploits a particular power, energy, or capability for a specific purpose or activity.

Sample triples (33)

Subject Object
Whizzer fighting Axis powers in World War II ⓘ
Hugh Apiston defense against enemies via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Hugh Apiston scouting and surveillance via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Sea Swings true via predicate surface "usesMechanicalPower" ⓘ
Martian Manhunter (DCAU) coordinating League telepathically during battles via predicate surface "notablePowerUse" ⓘ
Carl Jenkins military intelligence gathering ⓘ
Carl Jenkins battlefield prediction ⓘ
The Absent-Minded Professor enhancing basketball performance via predicate surface "usesFlubberFor" ⓘ
Ned solving murder mysteries via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Ned reviving murder victims to ask how they died via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Bruce Nolan helping others via predicate surface "laterUsesPowersFor" ⓘ
Micah Sanders activism via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Micah Sanders hacking via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
David Selig academic cheating services via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Jim Cryer personal gain ⓘ
Amaya fighting nighttime villains via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Amaya protecting the city at night via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
W.H. Donovan sinister purposes ⓘ
Snakebite Andi luring victims ⓘ
Snakebite Andi controlling victims ⓘ
Clancy Gray manipulation via predicate surface "usesPowersFor" ⓘ
Clancy Gray political influence via predicate surface "usesPowersFor" ⓘ
Lillith Sullivan manipulation via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Lillith Sullivan psychological torment via predicate surface "usesAbilityFor" ⓘ
Banshee / Sean Cassidy in X-Men: First Class
surface form: Banshee
flight ⓘ
Banshee / Sean Cassidy in X-Men: First Class
surface form: Banshee
offensive sonic attacks ⓘ
Banshee / Sean Cassidy in X-Men: First Class
surface form: Sean Cassidy
flight ⓘ
Banshee / Sean Cassidy in X-Men: First Class
surface form: Sean Cassidy
offensive sonic attacks ⓘ
Infestor true via predicate surface "usesEnergyForAbilities" ⓘ
Beautiful Dreamer protection of innocents ⓘ
Beautiful Dreamer defense rather than attack ⓘ
General Kirigan political control of Ravka ⓘ
General Kirigan expansion of the Shadow Fold ⓘ