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supinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

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/ˈsjuː.pəˌneɪt/ (UK)
/ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/ (US)
/ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin supīnō (“turn up, turn over”).

Meanings

(transitive) To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm of the hand backwards if the forearm is pointing up, upwards if the forearm is horizontal, or forwards if the arm is pointing down; to twist the forearm by contracting the biceps brachii; to twist the right forearm clockwise or the left forearm counterclockwise.
(transitive) To twist the foot so the weight is on the outer edge.
To lie back into a supine position.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
supinating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
supinated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
supinated	Tense=Past		lexicographic
supinates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Antonyms

pronate · pronate

Deriveds

oversupinate · hypersupinate

Hypernyms

Relateds

supine · supinated

Synonyms

resupinate · resupinate · resupinate · recline

Translations (1)

es supinar (Translations)