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dynamize

transitive verb
dy·na·mize | \ˈdīnəˌmīz\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of dynamize 

1 : to make (a drug) effective (as by comminution or dilution)

2 : to make dynamic : endow with force

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dynam- + -ize

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