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Potentiate

Po-ten′ti-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Potentiated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Potentiating
.]
To render active or potent.
Coleridge.

Definition 2024


potentiate

potentiate

English

Verb

potentiate (third-person singular simple present potentiates, present participle potentiating, simple past and past participle potentiated)

  1. (transitive) To endow with power.
  2. (transitive) To enhance.
  3. (transitive) To increase the potency (of a drug or biochemical agent).
    These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.