palpate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[palpate 词源字典]
"examine by touch," c. 1850, a back-formation from palpation, or else from Latin palpatus, past participle of palpare "to touch" (see feel (v.)). Related: Palpated; palpating.[palpate etymology, palpate origin, 英语词源]