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increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
potentiate the drug
How To Use potentiate In A Sentence
- One drug does not therefore potentiate the adverse effects of another.
- potentiate the drug
- A fractionated extract of Astragalus membranaceus potentiates lymphokine-activated killer cell cytotoxicity generated by low-dose recombinant interleukin-2. The Best Alternative Medicine
- Ginseng had no anticonvulsant action, nor did it potentiate the anticonvulsant effects of phenobarbitone and diazepam.
- For example, breathing in quick abdominal breaths—the Breath of Fire—stimulates the splanchnic nerves in the abdominal cavity, and potentiates release of stimulating epinephrine and norepinephrine. Meditation as Medicine
- Two things about DMT caught my eye: Sometimes lunchtime lasted loger than expected—aberrant bad trips had been known to last four or five days—and unlike LSD, its effects were potentiated—intensified—by the administration of Thorazine and other phenothiazine tranquilizers. Over the Edge
- Cigarette smoke appears to potentiate the effects of asbestos, at least in part by enhancing the binding of fibers to epithelial surfaces.
- Ginseng can interact with antihypertensives, and Siberian ‘ginseng’ can potentiate the effects of digoxin.
- Alternatively, devising agents to slow the breakdown of natural cannabinoids might potentiate their analgesic effects.
- Finally, Marshall W. Mason's superb direction, using John Lee Beatty's outstanding set design, also helped to potentiate the theatricalism of the piece.