different between innervate vs palpate

English

Etymology

From in- +? nerve +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n.?.ve?t/, /??n??.ve?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n??ve?t/, /??n.??ve?t/
• Rhymes: -?n?(?)ve?t, -??(?)ve?t

Verb

innervate (third-person singular simple present innervates, present participle innervating, simple past and past participle innervated)

1. (anatomy, zoology) To supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves.
2. Synonym of innerve (“to supply with nervous energy”).

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “innervate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “innervate”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

See also

• enervate

Italian

Verb

innervate

1. second-person plural present indicative of innervare
2. second-person plural imperative of innervare
3. feminine plural of innervato

Anagrams

• inventare
• inventerà

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palp?tus, perfect passive participle of palp? (“touch softly”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?l?p?t, IPA^(key): /?pælpe?t/

Verb

palpate (third-person singular simple present palpates, present participle palpating, simple past and past participle palpated)

1. To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
   • 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, The New Yorker, "The Mountains of Pi":

     David reached inside with his fingers and palpated a logic board.

   I palpated his expired heart.

Synonyms

• touch

Translations

Adjective

palpate (not comparable)

1. Of palp, or having palp.

Related terms

• palp
• palpability
• palpable
• palpation
• palpiform
• palpitate
• palpitation

Further reading

• palpate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• palpate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Noun

palpate f

1. plural of palpata

Verb

palpate

1. second-person plural present indicative of palpare
2. second-person plural imperative of palpare
3. feminine plural of palpato

Latin

Verb

palp?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of palp?