SUPINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supinate mean? 

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

1. turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPINATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they supinate    ... he / she / it supinates   
Past simple: supinated   
Past participle: supinated   
-ing form: supinating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

turn (cause to move around or rotate)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

supination (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward)

supinator (a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination)