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palpate

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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.

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Translations

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Adjective

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palpate (not comparable)

  1. Of palp, or having palp.
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Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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palpate f

  1. plural of palpata

Etymology 2

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Verb

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palpate

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

Etymology 3

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Participle

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palpate f pl

  1. feminine plural of palpato

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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palpāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of palpō

Spanish

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Verb

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palpate

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