innervate

Day 53Level 2

i-NUR-vayt

energize

to supply with nerves; energize

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

invigorate, enervate, strengthen

Antonyms:

weaken, debilitate

Example Sentence:

The Tibial nerve goes on to innervate all muscles of the foot except two.

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