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innervate

/ɪˈnɝˌveɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
in-ner-vate
IPA
/ɪˈnɝˌveɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves.

verb

Synonym of innerve (“to supply with nervous energy”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English innervate From in- + nerve + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˈnɝˌveɪt/
  • British English: /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/

Inflected Forms

innervates (present, singular) innervating (participle, present) innervated (participle, past) innervated (past)

Derived Forms

deinnervate deinnervation hyperinnervate innervation monoinnervated noninnervated reinnervate reinnervation uninnervated

Frequently Paired Words

denervate denervation enervate enervation renervate

Synonyms

innerve

Rhymes With

reinnervate denervate nervate recurvate

Questions

How do you pronounce innervate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɝˌveɪt/.
What does innervate mean?
To supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves.
Where does innervate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English innervate From in- + nerve + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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