Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To give nervous energy to; stimulate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give nerve to; invigorate; strengthen.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To give nervous energy or power to; to give increased energy, force, or courage to; to invigorate; to stimulate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
imbue withnervous energy ; to give increasedforce orcourage to.
Etymologies
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in- + nerve
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hernesheir commented on the word innerve
(v.t): to imbue with nervous power or energy; to supply with increased energy, force or courage; invigorate; stimulate.
December 30, 2008