POTENTIATE


Meaning of POTENTIATE in English

[ pə(ʊ)'tɛnʃɪeɪt ]

■ verb increase the power or effect of (something such as a drug or physiological reaction).

Origin

C19: from potent 1 , on the pattern of substantiate .

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