pronate

verb
/ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/UK/ˈpɹoʊ.neɪt/US

Etymology

From Latin prōnatus, past participle of prōnare (“to bend forward”). See prone.

  1. derived from prōnatus

Definitions

  1. To turn or rotate one’s hand and forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm is…

    To turn or rotate one’s hand and forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm is horizontal, back if the arm is pointing down, or forward if the forearm is pointing up; to twist the right forearm counterclockwise or the left forearm clockwise.

  2. To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the…

    To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.

  3. To become pronated.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Somewhat prone

      Somewhat prone; inclined.

      • pronate trees
      • Hold the cello bow with the hand in a pronate position over the frog.

The neighborhood

  • antonymsupinateantonym(s) of “to rotate the forearm in a particular direction”
  • neighborprone

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA