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

Derived Forms

• ˌinnerˈvation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of innervate¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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