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su⋅pine

  [adj. soo-pahyn; n. soo-pahyn]
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–adjective
1. lying on the back, face or front upward.
2. inactive, passive, or inert, esp. from indolence or indifference.
3. (of the hand) having the palm upward.
–noun
4. (in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”
5. (in English) the simple infinitive of a verb preceded by to.
6. an analogous form in some other language.
Origin:
1490–1500; < L supīnus lying face up, inactive

Related forms:
su⋅pine⋅ly, adverb
su⋅pine⋅ness, noun
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su·pine   (sōō-pīn', sōō'pīn')   
adj.  

  1. Lying on the back or having the face upward.

  2. Having the palm upward. Used of the hand.

  3. Marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference. See Synonyms at inactive.

  4. Inclined; sloping.

n.   Grammar
A defective Latin verbal noun of the fourth declension, having very limited syntax and only two cases, an accusative in -tum or -sum and an ablative in -tū or -sū. The accusative form is sometimes considered to be the fourth principal part of the Latin verb.

[Middle English supin, Latin verbal noun, from Late Latin supīnum (verbum), (verb) lying on its back, (verb) going back, neuter of Latin supīnus; see upo in Indo-European roots.]
su·pine'ly adv., su·pine'ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: su·pine
Pronunciation: su-'pIn, 'sü-"pIn
Function: adjective
1 : lying on the back or with the face upward
2 : marked by supination
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supine su·pine (s&oomacr;-pīn', s&oomacr;'pīn')
adj.

  1. Lying on the back; having the face upward.

  2. Having the palm of the hand or sole of the foot upward.

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