innervate

A verb used to indicate the act of supplying an organ or body part with nerves or stimulating nerve activity.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das angibt, dass ein Organ oder Körperteil mit Nerven versorgt wird oder die Nervenaktivität angeregt wird.

1. Supply nerves to an organ or body part C2 formal medical

   To supply a body part or organ with nerves, enabling it to function or respond to stimuli.

   • The spinal nerves innervate the muscles of the arms and legs.
   • The autonomic nervous system innervates the internal organs.
   • Damage to the nerve can prevent it from properly innervating the target tissue.

   🇩🇪Nerven versorgen

2. Stimulate to action C2 formal scientific

   To stimulate or energize a system, process, or activity, often used metaphorically.

   • The new policy innervated the stagnant economy.
   • Her speech innervated the team to work harder.
   • The discovery innervated further research in the field.

   🇩🇪Zu Handeln anregen

   Synonyme: activateanimateenergizeexcitegalvanizeinvigoraterousespurstimulate

   Antonyme: dampendeadeninhibit

• innervated past participle
• innervated past simple
• innervating present participle
• innervates third person singular