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denervate

denervate verb: to deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply.

Verb

denervate (third-person singular simple present denervates, present participle denervating, simple past and past participle denervated)

  1. (transitive) To deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply.

Synonyms of denervate

Forms of denervate

third-person singular presentdenervates
present participledenervating
past participledenervated
pastdenervated

Origin of denervate

From de- + nerve + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from denervate

Words that rhyme with denervate

Questions about denervate

What does denervate mean?
Denervate means to deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply.
What part of speech is denervate?
Denervate is a verb.
What is the past tense of denervate?
The past tense of denervate is denervated.

Words near denervate in the dictionary

  1. deneholes
  2. Deneisha
  3. Deneology
  4. denerdifies
  5. denerdify
  6. denervate
  7. denervated
  8. denervates
  9. denervating
  10. denervation
  11. denervational

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