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in·ner·vate (

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1. To supply an organ or a body part with nerves.

2. To stimulate a nerve, muscle, or body part to action.

innervate

[in′ərvāt]

Etymology: L, in + nervus

to supply a body part or organ with nerves or nervous stimuli.

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