"palpate" meaning in English

See palpate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpælpeɪt/
enPR: pălʹpāt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|palpātus}} Latin palpātus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} palpate (not comparable)
  1. Of palp, or having palp. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: palp, palpability, palpable, palpation, palpiform, palpitate, palpitation
    Sense id: en-palpate-en-adj-dISBaLyM Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55

Verb

IPA: /ˈpælpeɪt/ Forms: palpates [present, singular, third-person], palpating [participle, present], palpated [participle, past], palpated [past]
enPR: pălʹpāt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|palpātus}} Latin palpātus Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: touch Translations (to examine by feeling): ψηλαφάω (psēlapháō) (Ancient Greek), опипвам (opipvam) (Bulgarian), палпирам (palpiram) (Bulgarian), palpi (Esperanto), tunnustella (Finnish), palper (French), abtasten (German), palpieren (German), ψηλαφώ (psilafó) (Greek), kitapint (Hungarian), lámhaigh (Irish), 触診する (chokushin suru) (alt: しょくしんする) (Japanese), palpar (Portuguese), apalpar (Portuguese), ощупывать (oščupyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ощупать (oščupatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), palpar (Spanish), palpera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-palpate-en-verb-vlKAvNoR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 62

Inflected forms

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