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potentiates

potentiates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about potentiates

What is potentiates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Potentiates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of potentiate.

Words near potentiates in the dictionary

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

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