POTENTIATE

potentiate

(verb) increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); “potentiate the drug”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(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.

Source: Wiktionary


Po*ten"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Potentiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Potentiating.]

Definition: To render active or potent. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

12 April 2025

GLASSY

(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon