palpate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
palpate (third-person singular simple present palpates, present participle palpating, simple past and past participle palpated)
- To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
- 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, “The Mountains of Pi”, in The New Yorker:
- David reached inside with his fingers and palpated a logic board.
- I palpated his expired heart.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to examine by feeling
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Adjective[edit]
palpate (not comparable)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “palpate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “palpate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
palpate f
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
palpate
- inflection of palpare:
Etymology 3[edit]
Participle[edit]
palpate f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
palpāte
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
palpate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of palpar combined with te
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