potentiate
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potentiate
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From potent + -i- + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after German potenzieren.
verb potentiates · potentiating · potentiated
- To endow with power.
- To enhance.
- To increase the potency (of a drug or biochemical agent). These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.
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verb (''transitive'')
| Español | potenciar, potencializar |
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Talk about this word "potentiate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/potentiate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. potentiate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/potentiate "potentiate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/potentiate.Cite this
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title = {potentiate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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