pəˈtenchēˌāt verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin potentia potency, power + English -ate; intended as translation of German potenzieren
transitive verb
: to make potent or more effective
a poet's work may be potentiated by his experience of war and of suffering — New York Herald Tribune Book Review
as
a. : to make (as a drug) more physiologically active
b. : to cause an increase in (physiological activity or effect usually of a drug)
the effects or morphine on the stomach are potentiated by cholinergic drugs — B.P.Babkin & M.H.F.Friedman
intransitive verb
: to make something potent or more effective