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potentiate (v.)
[potentiate 词源字典]
1817 (Coleridge) "endow with power," from Latin
potentia
"power, might, force" (see
potential
) +
-ate
(2) on model of German
potenzieren
. Related:
Potentiated
;
potentiating
;
potentiation
.
[potentiate etymology, potentiate origin, 英语词源]