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potentiating

potentiating is the present participle and gerund 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 potentiating

What is potentiating the present participle and gerund of?
Potentiating is the present participle and gerund of potentiate.

Words near potentiating in the dictionary

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

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