innervate Syllabification: (in·ner·vate)Pronunciation: /iˈnərˌvāt, ˈinər-/Definition of innervate verb [with object] Anatomy & Zoology supply (an organ or other body part) with nerves. Derivatives innervationPronunciation: /ˌinərˈvāSHən/ noun Origin: late 19th century: from in-2 'into' + nerve + -ate3innervate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of innervate in the British & World English dictionary