resupinate

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US/ɹəˈsupɪnɪt/US/ɹəˈsupɪnˌeɪt/

adjective

Having the appearance of being upside down.

“resupinate flowers”

Similar
supine
OriginLatin resupino →
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Meanings

adjectiveresupinate (comparative more resupinate, superlative most resupinate)

comparative more resupinate · superlative most resupinate

  1. biologyHaving the appearance of being upside down.

    resupinate flowers

    1 more example

    resupinate fruiting bodies

  2. medicineLying on the back.

    Synonyms: supine

verbresupinate (third-person singular simple present resupinates, present participle resupinating, simple past and past participle resupinated)

present singular third person resupinates · participle present resupinating · participle past resupinated · past resupinated

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo supinate.
    1. intransitivetransitiveTo lie back into a supine position.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLying on the back.

Similar
supine
Also see
lie backsupinate

Origin

  1. Latinresupino
  2. Englishresupinate

From Latin resupino, where the re- prefix occurs in its "back or backward" sense, not its "again" sense.

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APA

resupinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resupinate

MLA

“resupinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resupinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resupinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resupinate.

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