potentiated

Variant of potentiate

potentiate definition

po·ten·ti·ate (pō ten′s̸hē āt′, pə-)

transitive verb potentiated -·at′ed, potentiating -·at′·ing

to increase or multiply (the effect of a drug or toxin) by the preceding or simultaneous administration of another drug or toxin

Etymology: < L potentia, potency + -ate, infl. by Ger potenziren < potenz < L potentia

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