US /ɪˈnɝˌveɪt/ UK /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/
verb Freq #604613

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    stimulate to action

    Innervate a muscle or a nerve.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms innervation
Derived forms deinnervatedeinnervationhyperinnervateinnervationmonoinnervatednoninnervatedreinnervatereinnervationuninnervated
Related forms denervatedenervationenervateenervationrenervate

Etymology

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

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