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Verb: innervate  i'nur,veyt or 'i-nu(r),veyt
  1. Supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
    "This muscle is innervated by the facial nerve"
     
  2. (physiology) stimulate to action
    "innervate a muscle or a nerve"

Derived forms: innervated, innervates, innervating

Type of: excite, furnish, offer, provide, render, stimulate, supply

Encyclopedia: Innervate