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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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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