palpate
verb (used with object)
to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
palpated
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past participleof palpate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof palpate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
palpateverb (used with object)to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
Example Sentences
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She palpated the lymph nodes under his neck and arms, down his torso, and checked his scars for healing, while the three of us waited for the scan images to appear on her computer.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2021
They aggressively palpated my uterus—which involves getting hold of it and squeezing it, basically.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2020
They probed and palpated 130 local people, measured height and weight, and came home with a lot of blood.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2018
Only the proximal and distal ends of the fibula can be palpated.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
“When asked why she knew it, she said that she felt as if there were a lump there. I do not quite know what she means by this, unless she actually palpated this area.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
