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supinate, v. Physiol.|ˈs(j)uːpɪneɪt| [f. L. supīnāt-, pa. ppl. stem of supīnāre, f. supīnus supine a.] trans. To turn (the hand or fore limb) so that the back of it is downward or backward; also, to turn (the leg) outwards. Opposed to pronate.
1831R. Knox Cloquet's Anat. 322 When the hand is in pronation, this muscle supinates it. 1836–9Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 73/2 The hand was supinated. 1849–52Ibid. IV. 1517/1 The patient is unwilling to attempt to pronate or supinate his hand. 1855Holden Hum. Osteol. (1878) 152 The biceps can supinate, as well as bend the fore arm.
Add:b. intr. Of a limb, esp. the hand or forearm: to undergo supination. Of a person: to supinate the foot while running, etc.
1909in Webster. 1984Which? June 274/1 A few runners don't pronate at all—they supinate instead, landing flat or on the outside edge of the feet and rolling outwards. Hence ˈsupinated ppl. a.
1935D. J. Morton Human Foot xi. 94 A supinated position of the foot. 1990Equine Vet. Jrnl. XXII. 107/1 The supinated mediolateral view occasionally allowed better definition of the cartilage surfaces. |