pronate
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- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/
(UK)
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/ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/ (UK) · /ˈpɹoʊ.neɪt/ (US)
Definition of pronate
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)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.
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verb
- (transitive)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.
- (transitive)To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.
- (intransitive)To become pronated.
adj
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Somewhat prone; inclined.
“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”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin prōnatus, past participle of prōnare (“to bend forward”). See prone.
Words you can make from pronate
184 playable · top: OPERANT (9 pts)
Best play operant 9 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
29 words- APORT 7 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PAREN 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- PRONE 7 pts
- REPOT 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TOPER 7 pts
- TROPE 7 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
64 words- APER 6 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TRAP 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
3-letter words
56 words- APE 5 pts
- APO 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- OPA 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
21 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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