Potentiate

Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊtənˈtiˈeɪt/

Potentiate (verb)

  1. to make something stronger or more effective.
  2. to increase the effect of a drug or treatment.

Examples

  • The new strategy can potentiate the team's performance.
  • The combination of ingredients can potentiate the medicine's effect.

Common collocations: potentiate growth, potentiate success, potentiate treatment, potentiate response

Synonyms of Potentiate

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Potentiate

  • — To reduce strength or effectiveness.
  • — To make or become less.