Meanings
verbinnervate (third-person singular simple present innervates, present participle innervating, simple past and past participle innervated)
present singular third person innervates · participle present innervating · participle past innervated · past innervated
- anatomyTo supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of innerve (“to supply with nervous energy”).
Similar
Origin
- Englishin-
- Englishnerve
- Englishinnervate
From in- + nerve + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech inervovat
- inervovatto supply with nerves
Finnish hermottaa
- hermottaato supply with nerves
Hungarian beidegez
- beidegezto supply with nerves
Italian innervare
- innervareto supply with nerves
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with innervate
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
innervate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innervate
MLA
“innervate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innervate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “innervate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innervate.
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