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potentiate

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po·ten·ti·ate  (p-tnsh-t)
tr.v. po·ten·ti·at·ed, po·ten·ti·at·ing, po·ten·ti·ates
1. To make potent or powerful.
2. To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug).
3. To promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect).
[From Latin potentia, power; see potential.]
po·tenti·ation n.
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
potentiate [pəˈtenʃɪˌeɪt] VT (frm) → potenciar


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