supinate

A verb used to describe the action of turning the forearm or foot so that the palm or sole faces upward or forward.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para descrever a ação de girar o antebraço ou o pé de modo que a palma da mão ou a sola do pé fiquem voltadas para cima ou para frente.

1. Turn the hand or forearm C2 formal medical

   To rotate the hand or forearm so that the palm faces upward or forward, or to turn the leg outward.

   • The physical therapist instructed him to supinate his forearm during the exercise.
   • When you supinate your hand, the palm faces the ceiling.
   • Runners often supinate their feet when they push off the ground.

   🇵🇹Virar a mão ou o antebraço

   Antônimos: pronate

• supinated past participle
• supinated past simple
• supinating present participle
• supinates third person singular