palpate
verb
pal·pate
| \ ˈpal-ˌpāt
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palpated;
palpating
Definition of palpate
: to examine by touch especially medically
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Other Words from palpate
palpation
\ pal-ˈpā-shən
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noun
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noun
Examples of palpate in a Sentence
The doctor palpated his ribs to see if there was any tenderness.
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The doctor palpates her neck, peers into her throat, scopes her sinuses. — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, "If I Stay Author Gayle Forman Shares an Excerpt From Her New YA Novel," 18 Jan. 2018 My body continues to buzz as the physician’s assistant palpates my breasts, now made of abdominal tissue surgically sewn into place. — Bryna Siegel Finer, Philly.com, "Five years after breast cancer, a survivor feels cut off from the care that kept her safe," 10 Jan. 2018 On Friday afternoon, using blue chalk paint, Stacy Levy plans to palpate a few sidewalks on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to visualize the path of a stream, now out of sight, that has been running since ancient times. — Jim Dwyer, New York Times, "Tracing the Waterways Beneath the Sidewalks of New York," 11 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'palpate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for palpate
palpate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of palpate
medical
: to examine (part of the body) by touching it
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palpate
verb
pal·pate
| \ ˈpal-ˌpāt
\
\
palpated;
palpating
Medical Definition of palpate
: to examine by touch : explore by palpation
: to use the technique of palpation