palpate
1. pal.pate \'pal-.pa-t\ \pal-'pa--sh*n\ vt [prob. back-formation fr. palpation, fr. L palpation- palpatio, fr.] palpatus, pp. of palpare : to examine by touch esp. medically - pal.pa.tion n 2. palpate av [NL palpatus, fr. palpus] : having a palpus