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Definition: Palpate |
PalpateVerb1. Examine by palpation for medical purposes; as of body parts; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: PalpateSynonym: feel (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Palpate |
| Non-English Usage: "Palpate" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (flatter, to coax, to stroke, wheedle). |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Palpate the tongue to detect growths. (references) | |
Bimanually palpate the floor of the mouth for any abnormalities. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Palpate" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Palpate" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "palpate": Holistic Palpate Energy Therapy. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
palpate | 15 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "palpate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | prek (adjoin, affect, attack, brush, feel, graze, handle, hit, hurt, move, penetrate, reach, rub, touch, touch on, touch upon). (various references) | |
Arabic | فحص طبيا, مس (befall, contact, feel, finger, graze, handle, impinge, tip, touch, twiddle), قبض مالا (collect), ذو ملمس, جس (feel, necking, palpation, paw, pet, ply, probe, probing, touch). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | палпирам. (various references) | |
Danish | palpere, føle på, beføle. (various references) | |
Dutch | palperen. (various references) | |
Farsi | پرماسیدن (Touch), لمس کردن (Feel, Stroke, Take, Touch), شاخک دار. (various references) | |
French | palper. (various references) | |
German | palpieren, betasten (feel, grope, touch, touch up). (various references) | |
Greek | ψηλαφώ (explore, feel, finger, fumble, grope, scan, trace). (various references) | |
Hungarian | megtapogat (to finger, to palpate). (various references) | |
Italian | palpare (feel, finger, paw, to examine digitally, touch). (various references) | |
Manx | scrutee liorish loaghtey. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alpatepay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | palpação (palpation, palpitate), óbvio (broad, evident, evidential, obvious, plain, unmistakable). (various references) | |
Romanian | palpa (feel). (various references) | |
Russian | ощупывать. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | palpirati, opipati (feel). (various references) | |
Spanish | palpar (explore, feel, finger, goose, scan, touch, trace). (various references) | |
Swedish | palpera, känna på (feel, finger). (various references) | |
Turkish | elle muayene etmek. (various references) | |
Ukranian | сприймати на дотик, пальпувати. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 24, Verse 39 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Idete taV ceiraV mou kai touV podaV mou oti autoV egw eimi yhlafhsate me kai idete oti pneuma sarka kai ostea ouk ecei kaqwV eme qewreite econta |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Videte manus meas et pedes quia ipse ego sum palpate et videte quia spiritus carnem et ossa non habet sicut me videtis habere |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Geseoð mine handa and mine fet þæt ic sylf hit eom. grapiað. and geseoð þæt gast næfþ flæsc and ban. swa ge geseoð me habban; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Se ye my hoondis and my feet, for Y my silf am. Fele ye, and se ye; for a spirit hath not fleisch and boonys, as ye seen that Y haue. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Beholde my hondes and my fete that it is even my selfe. Handle me and se: for spretes have not flesshe and bones as ye se me have. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 24, Verse 39 |
| Bulgarian | Погледнете ръцете Ми и нозете Ми, че съм Аз същият; попипайте Ме и вижте, защото дух няма меса и кости, както виждате, че Аз имам. |
| Cebuano | Tan-awa ninyo ang akong mga kamot ug mga tiil, nga mao gayud ako. Hikapa ninyo ako ug tan-awa, kay ang espiritu walay unod ug mga bukog ingon sa inyong nakita nga ania kanako." |
| Chinese | 們 看 我 的 手 、 我 的 腳 、 就 知 " 實 在 是 我 了 ． 摸 我 看 看 ． 魂 無 骨 無 肉 、 們 看 我 是 有 的 。 |
| Croatian | Pogledajte ruke moje i noge! Ta ja sam! Opipajte me i vidite jer duh tijela ni kostiju nema kao što vidite da ja imam." |
| Danish | Ser mine Hænder og mine Fødder, at det er mig selv; føler på mig og ser; thi en Ånd har ikke Kød og Ben, som I se, at jeg har." |
| Dutch | Ziet Mijn handen en Mijn voeten; want Ik ben het Zelf; tast Mij aan, en ziet; want een geest heeft geen vlees en benen, gelijk gij ziet, dat Ik heb. |
| Finnish | Katsokaa minun käsiäni ja jalkojani ja nähkää, että minä itse tässä olen. Kosketelkaa minua ja katsokaa, sillä ei hengellä ole lihaa eikä luita, niinkuin te näette minulla olevan." |
| French | Voyez mes mains et mes pieds, c`est bien moi; touchez-moi et voyez: un esprit n`a ni chair ni os, comme vous voyez que j`ai. |
| German | Sehet meine Hände und meine Füße: ich bin's selber. Fühlet mich an und sehet; denn ein Geist hat nicht Fleisch und Bein, wie ihr sehet, daß ich habe. |
| Haitian Creole | Gade men m' ak pye m' yo. Se mwen menm wi. Nou mèt mangen m'. Gade m' byen: yon revenan pa gen vyann ak zo jan nou wè m' genyen an. |
| Hungarian | Lássátok meg az én kezeimet és lábaimat, hogy én magam vagyok: tapogassatok meg engem, és lássatok; mert a léleknek nincs húsa és csontja, a mint látjátok, hogy nékem van! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lihat tangan-Ku dan lihat kaki-Ku. Ketahuilah, bahwa Aku sendirilah ini! Rabalah dan perhatikanlah, karena hantu tidak mempunyai daging atau tulang, seperti yang kalian lihat pada-Ku." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tengoklah tangan-Ku dan kaki-Ku: Inilah Aku sendiri! Jamahlah Aku, dan lihatlah, karena hantu tiada berdaging dan tulang seperti yang kamu lihat ada pada-Ku." |
| Italian | Guardate le mie mani e i miei piedi: sono proprio io! Toccatemi e guardate; un fantasma non ha carne e ossa come vedete che io ho». |
| Korean | 내 손 과 발 을 보 나 인 줄 알 라 또 나 를 만 보 라 영 은 살 과 뼈 가 없 으 되 너 희 보 " " 와 같 이 나 " 있 느 니 라' |
| Latvian | Skatiet manas rokas un kâjas, jo es pats tas esmu! Taustiet un redziet, jo garam miesas un kaulu nav, kâ to redzat man! |
| Maori | Tirohia oku ringa me oku waewae, ko ahau tonu tenei: whawhakia ahau, kia kite ai koutou; kahore hoki o te wairua kikokiko, wheua ranei, penei i oku e kitea mai na e koutou. |
| Modern Greek | ιδετε τας χειρας μου και τους ποδας μου, οτι αυτος εγω ειμαι· ψηλαφησατε με και ιδετε, διοτι πνευμα σαρκα και οστεα δεν εχει, καθως εμε θεωρειτε εχοντα. |
| Norwegian | Se mine hender og mine føtter, og se at det er mig selv! Kjenn på mig og se! En ånd har jo ikke kjøtt og ben, som I ser at jeg har. |
| Portuguese | Olhai as minhas mãos e os meus pés, que sou eu mesmo; apalpai-me e vede; porque um espírito não tem carne nem ossos, como percebeis que eu tenho. |
| Rumanian | Uitayi-vq la mknile wi picioarele Mele, Eu sknt; pipqiyi-Mq wi vedeyi: un duh n`are nici carne, nici oase, cum vedeyi cq am Eu.`` |
| Russian | рПУНПФТЙФЕ ОБ ТХЛЙ нПЙ Й ОБ ОПЗЙ нПЙ; ЬФП с уБН; ПУСЦЙФЕ нЕОС Й ТБУУНПФТЙФЕ; Й'П "ХИ МПФЙ Й ЛПУФЕК ОЕ ЙНЕЕФ, ЛБЛ ЧЙ"ЙФЕ Х нЕОС. |
| Shuar | Winia uwejrusha, nawersha iirtustarum. Wíkiitjai. Takarsa iirsatarum. Warí, wakancha ayashtinkiait, ukunchtinkiait" Tímiayi. |
| Spanish | Mirad mis manos y mis pies, que yo mismo soy. Palpad y ved, pues un espíritu no tiene carne ni huesos como veis que yo tengo. |
| Swahili | Angalieni mikono na miguu yangu, ya kwamba ni mimi mwenyewe. Nipapaseni mkanione, maana mzimu hauna mwili na mifupa kama mnionavyo." |
| Swedish | Sen här mina händer och mina fötter, och sen att det är jag själv; ja, tagen på mig och sen. En ande har ju icke kött och ben, såsom I sen mig hava." |
| Thai | จง"ูมือของเราและเท้าของเราว่า เป็นเราเอง จงคลำตัวเรา"ู เพราะว่าผีไม่มีเนื้อและกระ"ูกเหมือนท่านเห็นเรามีอยู่นั้น" |
| Ukrainian | Погляньте на руки Мої та на ноги Мої, це ж Я Сам! "оторкніться до Мене й дізнайтесь, бо не ма" дух тіла й костей, а Я, бачите, маю. |
| Uma | Hilo-dile rari' to hi pale-ku pai' to hi witi' -kue. Aku' -mile toi-e! Ganga-a pai' petonoi, apa' ane rate-hana, uma-hawo ihia pai' wukua hewa to nihilo hi Aku' toi-e." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "palpate": palpated, palpates. (additional references) | |
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"Palpate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Kalpnath, palatte, palcate, paleate, paleatte, paliate, pallate, pallatte, Palpa, palpare, palpatal, palpit, pelpate, pulpate, Salpiti. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-l-p-p-t" | |
-1 letter: appeal, lappet, palate. | |
-2 letters: alate, appal, appel, apple, leapt, lepta, palea, palet, papal, pepla, petal, plate, pleat, tepal. | |
-3 letters: alae, atap, late, leap, lept, pale, palp, papa, pate, peal, peat, pelt, plat, plea, tael, tala, tale, tapa, tape, teal, tela, tepa. | |
-4 letters: aal, ala, ale, alp, alt, ape, apt, ate, eat, eta, lap, lat, lea, let, pal, pap, pat, pea, pep, pet, tae, tap, tea, tel. | |
-5 letters: aa, ae, al, at, el, et, la, pa, pe, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-l-p-p-t" | |
+1 letter: palpated, palpates. | |
+2 letters: appellant, appellate, applecart, palpitate, papillate. | |
+3 letters: apparently, appellants, applecarts, epitaphial, palpitated, palpitates. | |
+4 letters: appellation, appellative, applicative. | |
+5 letters: appellations, appellatives, inapparently, slaphappiest. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 6C 70 61 74 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .-.. .--. .- - . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01101100 01110000 01100001 01110100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a l p a t e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 006C 0070 0061 0074 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50677882678671 |
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