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innervate

English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ nerve +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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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”).

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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innervate

  1. inflection of innervare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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innervate f pl

  1. feminine plural of innervato

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