Dictionary

pronate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈpɹoʊ.neɪt/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin prōnatus, past participle of prōnare (“to bend forward”). See prone.

Meanings

1. Somewhat prone; inclined.
   • pronate trees
   • Hold the cello bow with the hand in a pronate position over the frog.
   • The appearance of such turf , where the tree growths of more favored regions have become pronate and vinelike , and crowding individuals of non-opposing families of flowering plants fill up the intervals with a carpet pattern of rich colors 1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin:

Forms

Deriveds

overpronate

Relateds

prostrate · supinate

pronate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈpɹoʊ.neɪt/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin prōnatus, past participle of prōnare (“to bend forward”). See prone.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To turn or rotate one’s hand and forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm is horizontal, back if the arm is pointing down, or forward if the forearm is pointing up; to twist the right forearm counterclockwise or the left forearm clockwise.
2. (transitive) To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.
3. (intransitive) To become pronated.

Forms

Antonyms

supinate (antonym(s) of “to become pronated”) · supinate (antonym(s) of “to twist the foot in a particular direction”) · supinate (antonym(s) of “to rotate the forearm in a particular direction”)

Deriveds

pronation · over-pronate · pronated · hyperpronate · overpronate

Relateds

prone

Translations (1)

es pronar (transitive)