v.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' ten(t)-sh ē - ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Date: 1817
: to make effective or active or more effective or more active also : to augment the activity of (as a drug) synergistically
– po · ten · ti · a · tion \ - ˌ ten(t)-sh ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun
– po · ten · ti · a · tor \ - ' ten(t)-sh ē - ˌ ā -t ə r \ noun