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su·pi·nate
(so͞o′pə-nāt′)v. su·pi·nat·ed, su·pi·nat·ing, su·pi·nates
v.tr.
1. To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces up or forward.
2. To turn or rotate (the foot) by adduction and inversion so that the outer edge of the sole bears the body's weight.
v.intr.
To be supinated; undergo supination.
[Latin supīnāre, supīnāt-, from supīnus, backward; see supine.]
su′pi·na′tion n.
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supinate
(ˈsuːpɪˌneɪt; ˈsjuː-)vb
(Physiology) to turn (the hand and forearm) so that the palm faces up or forwards
[C19: from Latin supīnāre to lay on the back, from supīnus supine]
ˌsupiˈnation n
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su•pi•nate
(ˈsu pəˌneɪt)v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.t.
1. to turn (the hand or foot) to a supine position.
v.i. 2. to assume a supine position; become supinated.
su`pi•na′tion, n.
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supinate
Past participle: supinated
Gerund: supinating
| Imperative |
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| supinate |
| supinate |
| Present |
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| I supinate |
| you supinate |
| he/she/it supinates |
| we supinate |
| you supinate |
| they supinate |
| Preterite |
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| I supinated |
| you supinated |
| he/she/it supinated |
| we supinated |
| you supinated |
| they supinated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am supinating |
| you are supinating |
| he/she/it is supinating |
| we are supinating |
| you are supinating |
| they are supinating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have supinated |
| you have supinated |
| he/she/it has supinated |
| we have supinated |
| you have supinated |
| they have supinated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was supinating |
| you were supinating |
| he/she/it was supinating |
| we were supinating |
| you were supinating |
| they were supinating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had supinated |
| you had supinated |
| he/she/it had supinated |
| we had supinated |
| you had supinated |
| they had supinated |
| Future |
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| I will supinate |
| you will supinate |
| he/she/it will supinate |
| we will supinate |
| you will supinate |
| they will supinate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have supinated |
| you will have supinated |
| he/she/it will have supinated |
| we will have supinated |
| you will have supinated |
| they will have supinated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be supinating |
| you will be supinating |
| he/she/it will be supinating |
| we will be supinating |
| you will be supinating |
| they will be supinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been supinating |
| you have been supinating |
| he/she/it has been supinating |
| we have been supinating |
| you have been supinating |
| they have been supinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been supinating |
| you will have been supinating |
| he/she/it will have been supinating |
| we will have been supinating |
| you will have been supinating |
| they will have been supinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been supinating |
| you had been supinating |
| he/she/it had been supinating |
| we had been supinating |
| you had been supinating |
| they had been supinating |
| Conditional |
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| I would supinate |
| you would supinate |
| he/she/it would supinate |
| we would supinate |
| you would supinate |
| they would supinate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have supinated |
| you would have supinated |
| he/she/it would have supinated |
| we would have supinated |
| you would have supinated |
| they would have supinated |
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Verb 1. supinate - turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
turn - cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
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