potentiate
[ puh-ten-shee-eyt ]
verb (used with object),po·ten·ti·at·ed, po·ten·ti·at·ing.
to cause to be potent; make powerful.
to increase the effectiveness of; intensify.
Origin of potentiate
1Other words from potentiate
- po·ten·ti·a·tion, noun
- po·ten·ti·a·tor, noun
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How to use potentiate in a sentence
It's clean enough to ask any potentiate of Europe to eat off'n any spot in it.
Vacation with the Tucker Twins | Nell Speed
British Dictionary definitions for potentiate
potentiate
/ (pəˈtɛnʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb(tr)
to cause to be potent
med to increase (the individual action or effectiveness) of two drugs by administering them in combination with each other
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