Pronate

Quick meaning: Pronate is a verb meaning (transitive, anatomy) To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, anatomy) To become pronated.
2. Somewhat prone; inclined.
3. (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.

Example Sentences

pronate trees

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

Word Forms

• pronates
• pronating
• pronated

Antonyms for pronate

Common opposites include supinate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include resupinate, turn, dorsoanteriorize, turn about, invert, north.

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