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SUPINATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
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)
