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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.


potentiate

/ pəˈtɛnʃɪˌeɪt /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • po·tenti·ation noun
  • po·tenti·ator noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of potentiate1

1810–20; < Latin potenti ( a ) power ( potency ) + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

It's clean enough to ask any potentiate of Europe to eat off'n any spot in it.

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