denervate Syllabification: (de·ner·vate)Pronunciation: /dēˈnərvāt/Definition of denervate verb [with object] Medicine remove or cut off the nerve supply from (an organ or other body part): (as adjective denervated)the denervated muscle fibersDerivatives denervationPronunciation: /ˌdēnərˈvāSHən/ noun denervate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of denervate in the British & World English dictionary