Also means
to boost
Usage Note
Potenziare takes avere and is widely used in institutional Italian for improving infrastructure, services, or capabilities: potenziare i trasporti ('to upgrade transport'). It is stronger than migliorare ('to improve'), implying a real increase in power or capacity. The noun cognate is potenziamento ('enhancement, upgrade').
Examples
"Il comune vuole potenziare il servizio di trasporto pubblico."
Natural Translation
The municipality wants to enhance the public transport service.
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