1. to supply (an organ or body part) with nerves
Usage: medical; anatomy
2. to stimulate or energize
Usage: formal

Examples

• The facial nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression.
• Damage to the spinal cord can affect how nerves innervate the limbs.
• The vagus nerve innervates many organs in the chest and abdomen.
• Scientists studied which nerves innervate the heart muscle.
• The speaker’s passionate words seemed to innervate the entire audience.
• Fresh mountain air innervated the tired hikers.