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SUPINATE

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su⋅pi⋅nate

[soo-puh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become supinated.

Origin:
1825–35; < L supīnātus (ptp. of supīnāre to lay face up). See supine, -ate 1
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su·pi·nate   (sōō'pə-nāt')   
v.   su·pi·nat·ed, su·pi·nat·ing, su·pi·nates

v.   tr.
  1. To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces up or forward.

  2. To turn or rotate (the foot) by adduction and inversion so that the outer edge of the sole bears the body's weight.

v.   intr.
To be supinated; undergo supination.

[Latin supīnāre, supīnāt-, from supīnus, backward; see supine.]
su'pi·na'tion n.
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Main Entry: su·pi·nate
Pronunciation: 'sü-p&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed; -nat·ing
transitive senses
: to cause to undergo supination <supinate the hand> supinate intransitive senses
: to undergo supination
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supinate su·pi·nate (s&oomacr;'pə-nāt')
v. su·pi·nat·ed, su·pi·nat·ing, su·pi·nates
To assume, or to be placed in, a supine position.


su'pi·na'tion n.

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