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Definition of pronating - 2 dictionary results

pro⋅nate

[proh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
2. (in vertebrates) to rotate (any limb or joint) in a similar manner.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become pronated.

Origin:
1830–40; < LL prōnātus, ptp. of prōnāre to bend forward, deriv. of L prōnus; see prone 1 , -ate 1
pro·nate   (prō'nāt')   
v.   pro·nat·ed, pro·nat·ing, pro·nates

v.   tr.
    1. To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back.
    2. To turn or rotate (the foot) by abduction and eversion so that the inner edge of the sole bears the body's weight.
  1. To place in a prone position.
v.   intr.
  1. To become pronated.
  2. To assume a prone position.

[Late Latin prōnāre, prōnāt-, to bend forward, from prōnus, turned forward; see prone.]
pro·na'tion n.
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