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INNERVATE
innervate
(verb) stimulate to action; “innervate a muscle or a nerve”
innervate
(verb) supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
innervate (third-person singular simple present innervates, present participle innervating, simple past and past participle innervated)
To supply (part of the body) with nerves.
synonym of innerve
Source: Wiktionary
In*ner"vate, v. t. Etym: [See Innerve.] (Anat.)
Definition: To supply with nerves; as, the heart is innervated by pneumogastric and sympathetic branches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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