innervate
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/, /ɪˈnɜː.veɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɝˌveɪt/, /ˈɪn.ɚˌveɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)veɪt, -ɜː(ɹ)veɪt
Verb edit
innervate (third-person singular simple present innervates, present participle innervating, simple past and past participle innervated)
- (anatomy, zoology) To supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves.
- Synonym of innerve (“to supply with nervous energy”).
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
to supply with nerves
References edit
- “innervate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “innervate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
innervate
- inflection of innervare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
innervate f pl