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Webster 1913 Edition


Nerve

Nerve

(nẽrv)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Nerved
(nẽrvs)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Nerving
.]
To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force;
as, fear
nerved
his arm
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nerve

NERVE

,
Noun.
1.
An organ of sensation and motion in animals. The nerves are prolongations of the medullary substance of the brain, which ramify and extend to every part of the body.
2.
A sinew or tendon.
3.
Strength; firmness of body; as a man of nerve.
4.
Fortitude; firmness of mind; courage.
5.
Strength; force; authority; as the nerves of discipline.

NERVE

,
Verb.
T.
To give strength or vigor; to arm with force; as, fear nerved his arm.

Definition 2024


nervé

nervé

See also: nerve

French

Verb

nervé m (feminine singular nervée, masculine plural nervés, feminine plural nervées)

  1. past participle of nerver