pronate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.neɪt/

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

• (antonym(s) of “to rotate the forearm in a particular direction”): supinate
• (antonym(s) of “to become pronated”): supinate
• (antonym(s) of “to twist the foot in a particular direction”): supinate

Derived terms

• pronated
• pronation

Related terms

• prone

Adjective

pronate (comparative more pronate, superlative most pronate)

1. Somewhat prone; inclined.

   pronate trees

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

   • 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

Derived terms

• overpronate

 

See also

• prostrate
• supinate

Anagrams

• Paterno, Protean, operant, protean, tropane