SUPINATE


Meaning of SUPINATE in English

[ 'su:pɪneɪt ]

■ verb technical put or hold (a hand, foot, or limb) with the palm or sole turned upwards. Compare with pronate .

Derivatives

supination noun

Origin

C19 (earlier (C17) as supination ): back-form. from supination , from L. supinatio(n-) , from supinare 'lay backwards'.

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