Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make (something, especially a drug or a metabolic or chemical reaction) effective or more effective.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give power to.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To render active or potent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
endow withpower - verb To
enhance - verb To increase the
potency (of a drug or biochemical agent)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At.this point I was Stared At. Apparently "potentiate" is doctor-speak.
j-gan Diary Entry j-gan 2009
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Organo-phosphorus compounds although they break down quickly have a dangerous tendency to 'potentiate' one another.
Funeral In Berlin Deighton, Len, 1929- 1964
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The form of the cross is what is called "potentiate", that is, crutched or gibbet-shaped.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Leaders of the accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) prompted by Obamacare believe these new models will potentiate integrative approaches.
John Weeks: Top 10 for Integrative Medicine Policy and Action in 2011 John Weeks 2011
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Benzodiazepines are believed to potentiate gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) neuronal inhibition.
Flumanazil 2010
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I am guessing we would do better to look at the circumstances which potentiate HOH attacks, whether domestically or overseas.
Matthew Yglesias » Very Rare Terrorists Are Very Hard to Find 2009
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They convened two panels of social media mavens, the first comprising creative entrepreneurs crafting new technologies and finding powerful ways to use existing ones to potentiate social change, the second consisting of reporters, teachers and on-air personalities who appear in the media where they face the challenge of embodying health and spiritual understanding while in the bright limelight of public notice.
Alison Rose Levy: Wisdom 2.0 Panel Explores the Power of New Media for Inner and Outer Transformation Alison Rose Levy 2010
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They convened two panels of social media mavens, the first comprising creative entrepreneurs crafting new technologies and finding powerful ways to use existing ones to potentiate social change, the second consisting of reporters, teachers and on-air personalities who appear in the media where they face the challenge of embodying health and spiritual understanding while in the bright limelight of public notice.
Alison Rose Levy: Wisdom 2.0 Panel Explores the Power of New Media for Inner and Outer Transformation Alison Rose Levy 2010
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They convened two panels of social media mavens, the first comprising creative entrepreneurs crafting new technologies and finding powerful ways to use existing ones to potentiate social change, the second consisting of reporters, teachers and on-air personalities who appear in the media where they face the challenge of embodying health and spiritual understanding while in the bright limelight of public notice.
Alison Rose Levy: Wisdom 2.0 Panel Explores the Power of New Media for Inner and Outer Transformation Alison Rose Levy 2010
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A little light and nourishment can potentiate some truly magical creative forces.
Marc Ian Barasch: Practicing 'Green Compassion': How Do You Stack Up? 2010
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