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palpate

1

[ pal-peyt ]

verb (used with object)

palpated, palpating.
  1. to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.


palpate

2

[ pal-peyt ]

adjective

Zoology.
  1. having a palpus or palpi. palpus.

palpate

1

/ ˈ±èæ±ô±è±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. tr med to examine (an area of the body) by the sense of touch and pressure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

palpate

2

/ ˈ±èæ±ô±è±ðɪ³Ù /

adjective

  1. zoology of, relating to, or possessing a palp or palps
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±è²¹±ôˈ±è²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹±ô·±è²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [pal-, pey, -sh, uh, n] noun
  • ±è²¹±ô·±è²¹Â·³Ù´Ç·°ù²â [pal, -p, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of palpate1

First recorded in 1840–50; from Latin ±è²¹±ô±èÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of ±è²¹±ô±èÄå°ù±ð “to stroke, touchâ€; palpus, -ate 1

Origin of palpate2

First recorded in 1855–60; palp(us) + -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of palpate1

C19: from Latin ±è²¹±ô±èÄå°ù±ð to stroke
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For centuries, doctors have used their hands as essential diagnostic tools -- exploring joints and palpating abdomens to assess a patient's health.

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As he writes: “It wasn’t just people nervously palpating their glands every 10 minutes.â€

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A video features a couple of Kardashian-Jenners palpating a wall illuminated by blinking neon tube lights.

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He was gently palpating my foot to see what points made me yelp, while introducing the topic of gratitude into the conversation.

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She palpated the lymph nodes under his neck and arms, down his torso, and checked his scars for healing, while the three of us waited for the scan images to appear on her computer.

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