innervate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪn.ɚˌveɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪˈnɝˌveɪt/ (General-American)
- /ɪˈnɜː.veɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English innervate From in- + nerve + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Meanings
- To supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves.
- Synonym of innerve (“to supply with nervous energy”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| innervated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| innervated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| innervating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| innervates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reinnervate · noninnervated · monoinnervated · deinnervation · reinnervation · deinnervate · innervation · uninnervated · hyperinnervate
Relateds
denervate · denervation · enervate · enervation · renervate
Synonyms
Translations (4)
hu beidegez (to supply with nerves) · fi hermottaa (to supply with nerves) · cs inervovat (to supply with nerves) · it innervare (to supply with nerves)