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po·ten·ti·ate

 (pə-tĕn′shē-āt′)
tr.v. po·ten·ti·at·ed, po·ten·ti·at·ing, po·ten·ti·ates
To make (something, especially a drug or a metabolic or chemical reaction) effective or more effective.

[From Latin potentia, power; see potential.]

po·ten′ti·a′tion n.
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potentiate

(pəˈtɛnʃɪˌeɪt)
vb (tr)
1. to cause to be potent
2. (Medicine) med to increase (the individual action or effectiveness) of two drugs by administering them in combination with each other
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po•ten•ti•ate

(pəˈtɛn ʃiˌeɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to cause to be potent; make powerful.
2. to increase the effectiveness of; intensify.
[1810–20; < Latin potenti(a) power (see potency) + -ate1]
po•ten`ti•a′tion, n.
po•ten′ti•a`tor, n.
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potentiate


Past participle: potentiated
Gerund: potentiating

Imperative
potentiate
potentiate
Present
I potentiate
you potentiate
he/she/it potentiates
we potentiate
you potentiate
they potentiate
Preterite
I potentiated
you potentiated
he/she/it potentiated
we potentiated
you potentiated
they potentiated
Present Continuous
I am potentiating
you are potentiating
he/she/it is potentiating
we are potentiating
you are potentiating
they are potentiating
Present Perfect
I have potentiated
you have potentiated
he/she/it has potentiated
we have potentiated
you have potentiated
they have potentiated
Past Continuous
I was potentiating
you were potentiating
he/she/it was potentiating
we were potentiating
you were potentiating
they were potentiating
Past Perfect
I had potentiated
you had potentiated
he/she/it had potentiated
we had potentiated
you had potentiated
they had potentiated
Future
I will potentiate
you will potentiate
he/she/it will potentiate
we will potentiate
you will potentiate
they will potentiate
Future Perfect
I will have potentiated
you will have potentiated
he/she/it will have potentiated
we will have potentiated
you will have potentiated
they will have potentiated
Future Continuous
I will be potentiating
you will be potentiating
he/she/it will be potentiating
we will be potentiating
you will be potentiating
they will be potentiating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been potentiating
you have been potentiating
he/she/it has been potentiating
we have been potentiating
you have been potentiating
they have been potentiating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been potentiating
you will have been potentiating
he/she/it will have been potentiating
we will have been potentiating
you will have been potentiating
they will have been potentiating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been potentiating
you had been potentiating
he/she/it had been potentiating
we had been potentiating
you had been potentiating
they had been potentiating
Conditional
I would potentiate
you would potentiate
he/she/it would potentiate
we would potentiate
you would potentiate
they would potentiate
Past Conditional
I would have potentiated
you would have potentiated
he/she/it would have potentiated
we would have potentiated
you would have potentiated
they would have potentiated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.potentiate - increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug"
drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
enhance, heighten, raise - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
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Translations

potentiate

[pəˈtenʃɪˌeɪt] VT (frm) → potenciar
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