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Definition of "sensate" [sen•sate]

  • Perceived by a sense or the senses. (adjective)
  • Having physical sensation. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sensate" in a sentence
  • "This man was the "sensate" type who, like 80 percent of the world, deals with what he can see, feel, touch, move, and fix."
  • "This man was the "sensate" type who, like 80 percent of the world, ..."
  • "I showed patients how to consciously tune in to their bodies during arguments (a process called sensate awareness), in order to monitor the physiological danger signs of pending violence."