Verb
(mathematics)
(intransitive) To utilize exponentiation.
In order to solve the equation we must exponentiate.
(transitive) To raise something (a number, or mathematical expression) to a power; to apply an exponent to a mathematical expression.
Let us exponentiate x to obtain xⁿ.
(computing) To apply a mathematical exponentiation function.
Source: en.wiktionary.org