potentiate
potentiate · potentiates · potentiated · potentiating
To endow with powerTo endow with power.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To endow with power.
(transitive)To enhance.
(transitive)To increase the potency (of a drug or biochemical agent).
These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.
increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From potent + -i- + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after German potenzieren.From potent + -i- + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after German potenzieren.
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Forms
potentiates, potentiating, potentiated, potentiated| Base form | potentiate · to potentiate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | potentiates |
| Present participle | potentiating |
| Past simple | potentiated |
| Past participle | potentiated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle