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potentiate

American  
[puh-ten-shee-eyt] / pəˈtɛn ʃiˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

potentiated, potentiating

  1. to cause to be potent; make powerful.

  2. to increase the effectiveness of; intensify.

potentiate British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • potentiation noun
  • potentiator noun

Etymology

Origin of potentiate

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

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