potentiate
🇺🇸
/pəˈtɛnʃiˌet/
🇬🇧
/pə'tenʃɪeɪt/
verb
B2
To make something work better or have a stronger effect.
The new medication was designed to potentiate the immune system's response to the virus, making it fight off the infection more effectively.
新藥物旨在增強免疫系統對病毒的反應，使其更有效地抵抗感染。
C1
In medicine, to make a drug work better by using another substance with it.
The doctor prescribed a medication that potentiates the painkiller, allowing for a lower dose to be used while still relieving pain.
醫生開了一種增強止痛藥效果的藥物，允許使用較低劑量，同時仍然可以緩解疼痛。
translation
增強, 增效
詞形變化
Perfect
potentiated
Progressive
potentiating
3rd Present
potentiates
Past
potentiated