potentiate

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verb

To endow with power.

“These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.”

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Meanings

verbpotentiate (third-person singular simple present potentiates, present participle potentiating, simple past and past participle potentiated)

present singular third person potentiates · participle present potentiating · participle past potentiated · past potentiated

  1. transitiveTo endow with power.
  2. transitiveTo enhance.
  3. transitiveTo increase the potency (of a drug or biochemical agent).

    These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.

Origin

From potent + -i- + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after German potenzieren.

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Translations

Spanish potenciar, potencializar
  • potenciar(''transitive'')
  • potencializar(''transitive'')
Cite this entry
APA

potentiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potentiate

MLA

“potentiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potentiate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potentiate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potentiate.

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