supinate

verb su·pi·nate \ˈsü-pə-ˌnāt\

su·pi·nat·edsu·pi·nat·ing

Definition of SUPINATE

transitive verb

: to cause to undergo supination

intransitive verb

: to undergo supination

Latin supinatus, past participle of supinare to lay backward or on the back, from supinus

First Known Use: 1831

Medical Dictionary

verb su·pi·nate \ˈsü-pə-ˌnāt\

su·pi·nat·edsu·pi·nat·ing

transitive verb

: to cause to undergo supination <supinate the hand>

intransitive verb

: to undergo supination

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