denervate
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)veɪt
Verb edit
denervate (third-person singular simple present denervates, present participle denervating, simple past and past participle denervated)
- (transitive, medicine, surgery) To deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply.
- Synonyms: deinnervate; enervate (uncommon in this sense)