"supinate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/ [UK], /ˈsjuː.pəˌneɪt/ [UK], /ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-supinate.ogg Forms: supinates [present, singular, third-person], supinating [participle, present], supinated [participle, past], supinated [past]
Etymology: From Latin supīnō (“turn up, turn over”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|supīnō||turn up, turn over}} Latin supīnō (“turn up, turn over”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} supinate (third-person singular simple present supinates, present participle supinating, simple past and past participle supinated)
  1. (transitive, anatomy) 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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: resupinate Translations (Translations): supinar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-supinate-en-verb-BVFuxqXe Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 37 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 34 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 36 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 39 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 39 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 35 15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 56 40 4
  2. (transitive, anatomy) To twist the foot so the weight is on the outer edge. Tags: transitive Synonyms: resupinate
    Sense id: en-supinate-en-verb-v-mCHlSE Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. To lie back into a supine position. Synonyms: resupinate, recline Hypernyms: lie down
    Sense id: en-supinate-en-verb-NVhzt8Yw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oversupinate Related terms: supinated, supine

Inflected forms

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