pronate
verbEtymology
From Latin prōnatus, past participle of prōnare (“to bend forward”). See prone.
- derived from prōnatus
Definitions
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.
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.
To become pronated.
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Somewhat prone
Somewhat prone; inclined.
- pronate trees
- Hold the cello bow with the hand in a pronate position over the frog.
The neighborhood
Derived
hyperpronate, over-pronate, pronated, pronation, overpronate
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for pronate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA