palpate

Verb

Verb Forms: palpated, palpating, palpates

To examine by touch, especially for medical diagnosis.
examine (a body part) by palpation
- "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.

Adj

Of palp, or having palp.

Examples

He had to PALPATE the tile bag carefully to ensure he wasn’t feeling for specific letters.
I palpated his expired heart.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”).

Synonyms

feel, touch

Scrabble Score: 11

palpate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
palpate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
palpate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

palpate: valid Words With Friends Word