PRONATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pronate mean? 

• PRONATE (verb)
  The verb PRONATE has 1 sense:

1. turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards

  Familiarity information: PRONATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRONATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they pronate    ... he / she / it pronates   
Past simple: pronated   
Past participle: pronated   
-ing form: pronating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pronate" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

pronation (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward)

pronator (a muscle that produces or assists in pronation)