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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.
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 |
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| innervate |
| innervate |
| Present |
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| I innervate |
| you innervate |
| he/she/it innervates |
| we innervate |
| you innervate |
| they innervate |
| Preterite |
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| I innervated |
| you innervated |
| he/she/it innervated |
| we innervated |
| you innervated |
| they innervated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am innervating |
| you are innervating |
| he/she/it is innervating |
| we are innervating |
| you are innervating |
| they are innervating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have innervated |
| you have innervated |
| he/she/it has innervated |
| we have innervated |
| you have innervated |
| they have innervated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was innervating |
| you were innervating |
| he/she/it was innervating |
| we were innervating |
| you were innervating |
| they were innervating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had innervated |
| you had innervated |
| he/she/it had innervated |
| we had innervated |
| you had innervated |
| they had innervated |
| Future |
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| I will innervate |
| you will innervate |
| he/she/it will innervate |
| we will innervate |
| you will innervate |
| they will innervate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have innervated |
| you will have innervated |
| he/she/it will have innervated |
| we will have innervated |
| you will have innervated |
| they will have innervated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be innervating |
| you will be innervating |
| he/she/it will be innervating |
| we will be innervating |
| you will be innervating |
| they will be innervating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been innervating |
| you have been innervating |
| he/she/it has been innervating |
| we have been innervating |
| you have been innervating |
| they have been innervating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been innervating |
| you will have been innervating |
| he/she/it will have been innervating |
| we will have been innervating |
| you will have been innervating |
| they will have been innervating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been innervating |
| you had been innervating |
| he/she/it had been innervating |
| we had been innervating |
| you had been innervating |
| they had been innervating |
| Conditional |
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| I would innervate |
| you would innervate |
| he/she/it would innervate |
| we would innervate |
| you would innervate |
| they would innervate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have innervated |
| you would have innervated |
| he/she/it would have innervated |
| we would have innervated |
| you would have innervated |
| they would have innervated |
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Verb 1. innervate - supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
2. innervate - stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve"
physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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Translations
innervate
v. inervar, estimular un área o parte con energía nerviosa.
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