pronate

present singular third person pronates · participle present pronating · participle past pronated · past pronated

1. transitiveanatomyTo 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. transitiveanatomyTo twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.
3. intransitiveanatomyTo become pronated.

comparative more pronate · superlative most pronate

1. Somewhat prone; inclined.

   pronate trees

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

   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

   1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin