innervate

in·ner·vate

 (ĭ-nûr′vāt′, ĭn′ər-)

tr.v. in·ner·vat·ed, in·ner·vat·ing, in·ner·vates

1. To supply (an organ or a body part) with nerves.

2. To stimulate (a nerve, muscle, or body part) to action.

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in′ner·va′tion n.

in′ner·va′tion·al (-vā′shə-nəl) adj.

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innervate

(ˈɪnɜːˌveɪt)

vb (tr)

1. (Physiology) to supply nerves to (a bodily organ or part)

2. (Physiology) to stimulate (a bodily organ or part) with nerve impulses

ˌinnerˈvation n

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in•ner•vate

(ɪˈnɜr veɪt, ˈɪn ərˌveɪt)

v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.

to furnish with nerves; grow nerves into.

in`ner•va′tion, n.

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innervate

, enervate - Innervate means "to stimulate or give nervous energy," the opposite of enervate.

See also related terms for stimulate.

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innervate

Past participle: innervated
Gerund: innervating

Imperative

innervate

innervate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	innervate - supply nerves to (some organ or body part) furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	innervate - stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

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Translations

innervate

v. inervar, estimular un área o parte con energía nerviosa.

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