palpate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (touch softly).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pălʹpāt, IPA(key): /ˈpælpeɪt/

Verb

palpate (third-person singular simple present palpates, present participle palpating, simple past and past participle palpated)

  1. To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
    I palpated his expired heart.

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

palpate (not comparable)

  1. Of palp, or having palp.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

palpate f

  1. plural of palpata

Etymology 2

Verb

palpate

  1. inflection of palpare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 3

Participle

palpate f pl

  1. feminine plural of palpato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

palpāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of palpō

Spanish

Verb

palpate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of palpar combined with te