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PRONATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they pronate ... he / she / it pronates
Past simple: pronated
Past participle: pronated
-ing form: pronating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "pronate" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
pronation (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward)
pronator (a muscle that produces or assists in pronation)
