English Explanatory Dictionary

potentiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To endow with power.
  2. To enhance.
  3. To increase the potency (of a drug or biochemical agent).

Word forms

potentiate potentiates potentiating potentiated

Etymology

From potent + -i- + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after German potenzieren.

Derived words

chemopotentiating depotentiate immunopotentiating
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