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Definition of palpate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

palpate

verb
 
/pælˈpeɪt/
 
/pælˈpeɪt/
(medical)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they palpate
 
/pælˈpeɪt/
 
/pælˈpeɪt/
he / she / it palpates
 
/pælˈpeɪts/
 
/pælˈpeɪts/
past simple palpated
 
/pælˈpeɪtɪd/
 
/pælˈpeɪtɪd/
past participle palpated
 
/pælˈpeɪtɪd/
 
/pælˈpeɪtɪd/
-ing form palpating
 
/pælˈpeɪtɪŋ/
 
/pælˈpeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. palpate something to examine part of the body by touching it
    Word Originmid 19th cent. (earlier (late 15th cent.) as palpation): from Latin palpat- ‘touched gently’, from the verb palpare.
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