different between supinate vs pronate

English

Etymology

From Latin sup?n? (“turn up, turn over”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?su?.p??ne?t/, /?sju?.p??ne?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?su?.p??ne?t/

Verb

supinate (third-person singular simple present supinates, present participle supinating, simple past and past participle supinated)

1. (transitive, anatomy) To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm of the hand backwards if the forearm is pointing up, upwards if the forearm is horizontal, or forwards if the arm is pointing down; to twist the forearm by contracting the biceps brachii; to twist the right forearm clockwise or the left forearm counterclockwise.
2. (transitive, anatomy) To twist the foot so the weight is on the outer edge.

Antonyms

• (to twist the forearm in a particular direction): pronate
• (to twist the foot in a particular direction): pronate

Related terms

• supinated
• supine

Anagrams

• petunias

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p???.ne?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?o?.ne?t/

Verb

pronate (third-person singular simple present pronates, present participle pronating, simple past and past participle pronated)

1. (transitive, anatomy) 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. (transitive, anatomy) To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.
3. (intransitive, anatomy) To become pronated.

Antonyms

• (to rotate the forearm in a particular direction): supinate
• (to become pronated): supinate
• (to twist the foot in a particular direction): supinate

Derived terms

• pronated
• pronation

Adjective

pronate (comparative more pronate, superlative most pronate)

1. Somewhat prone; inclined.
   • 1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin

     The appearance of such turf , where the tree growths of more favored regions have become pronate and vinelike , and crowding individuals of non-opposing families of flowering plants fill up the intervals with a carpet pattern of rich colors

See also

• prostrate
• supinate

Anagrams

• Paterno, Protean, operant, protean, tropane