potentiate

/pəˈtɛntʃieɪt/
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Other forms: potentiated; potentiates

Definitions of potentiate
  1. verb
    increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
    “potentiate the drug”
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    type of:
    enhance, heighten, raise
    increase
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