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View synonyms for innervate

innervate

[ ih-nur-veyt, in-er-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ner·vat·ed, in·ner·vat·ing.
  1. to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
  2. to furnish with nerves; grow nerves into.

innervate

/ ˈɪnɜːˌveɪt /

verb

  1. to supply nerves to (a bodily organ or part)
  2. to stimulate (a bodily organ or part) with nerve impulses

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Derived Forms

  • ˌinnerˈvation, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of innervate1

First recorded in 1865–70; in- 2 + nerve + -ate 1

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Example Sentences

Optic ganglia: are at the sides of the procerebrum and innervate the compound eyes.

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