potentiate

[ puh-ten-shee-eyt ]

verb (used with object),po·ten·ti·at·ed, po·ten·ti·at·ing.
  1. to cause to be potent; make powerful.

  2. to increase the effectiveness of; intensify.

Origin of potentiate

1
1810–20; <Latin potenti(a) power (see potency) + -ate1

Other words from potentiate

  • po·ten·ti·a·tion, noun
  • po·ten·ti·a·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for potentiate

potentiate

/ (pəˈtɛnʃɪˌeɪt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to cause to be potent

  2. med to increase (the individual action or effectiveness) of two drugs by administering them in combination with each other

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