potentiate
Verb
- increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- "potentiate the drug"
- To endow with power.
- To enhance.
- To increase the potency (of a drug or biochemical agent).
Examples
- These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.
Origin / Etymology
From potent + -i- + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after German potenzieren.
Scrabble Score: 12
potentiate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpotentiate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
potentiate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
potentiate: valid Words With Friends Word