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

Other Words From

• po·tenti·ation noun
• po·tenti·ator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of potentiate¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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