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potentiated

potentiated is the simple past and past participle of potentiate.

Meaning of potentiate

Verb

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

  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.

Adjective

potentiated (comparative more potentiated, superlative most potentiated)

  1. enhanced

Forms of potentiated

comparativemore potentiated
superlativemost potentiated

Words formed from potentiated

Questions about potentiated

What does potentiated mean?
Potentiated means enhanced.
What is potentiated the simple past and past participle of?
Potentiated is the simple past and past participle of potentiate.
What part of speech is potentiated?
Potentiated is an adjective.

Words near potentiated in the dictionary

  1. potentialness
  2. potentials
  3. potentiaries
  4. potentiary
  5. potentiate
  6. potentiated
  7. potentiates
  8. potentiating
  9. potentiation
  10. potentiations
  11. potentiative

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