sensate

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: sen=sate

CIDE DICTIONARY

sensate, v. t. [See Sensated.].

 To feel or apprehend more or less distinctly through a sense, or the senses; as, to sensate light, or an odor.  [1913 Webster]
"As those of the one are sensated by the ear, so those of the other are by the eye."  [1913 Webster]

sensate, a. [L. sensatus gifted with sense, intelligent, fr. sensus sense. See Sense.].

 Felt or apprehended through a sense, or the senses.  Baxter.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sensate, adj. perceived by the senses.

Etymology

LL sensatus having senses (as SENSE)