potentiate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
10

Definition of potentiate

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To endow with power.
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verb

  1. (transitive)To endow with power.
  2. (transitive)To enhance.
  3. (transitive)To increase the potency (of a drug or biochemical agent).
    “These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.”

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Etymology

From potent + -i- + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after German potenzieren.

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196 playable · top: POTENTATE (11 pts)

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