supinate

IPA: sˈupaɪneɪt

(transitive, anatomy) To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm of the hand backwards if the forearm is pointing up, upwards if the forearm is horizontal, or forwards if the arm is pointing down; to twist the forearm by contracting the biceps brachii; to twist the right forearm clockwise or the left forearm counterclockwise.
(transitive, anatomy) To twist the foot so the weight is on the outer edge.

Examples of "supinate" in Sentences

He then asks the patient to supinate his hands and close his eyes.
I supinate (under-pronate) and I fell twice in these shoes because my ankle rolled.
Those who have high arches supinate, or under-pronate, and may need cushioning shoes.
If you pronate (lean inward), supinate (lean out) or have high or flat arches, you will need a shoe to accommodate this.
If you do it palm down, when you get to ninety degrees, turn your hand so that it is palm up, and you can see that it is also used to supinate the hand.
-- The fragments approach the inter-osseous space; while there is more or less of deformity, preternatural mobility, absence of the power to pronate and supinate the army, and crepitus.
The ankle healed after a few days but I started to notice a slight pain in the outer sole of my foot - the bit I stand and walk on, as I supinate quite heavily (walk on the outside border of my foot with my ankle tipped).
It is no uncommon experience to find a patient walk into hospital with an impacted fracture of the neck of the femur or a fracture of the fibula; or to be able to pronate and supinate the forearm with a greenstick fracture of the radius or a fracture of the ulna.
-- Place the patient upon a bed; separate the arm from the side and supinate the hand; having found the head of the humerus, make an incision over it, through the integuments, about two inches in length, and a little nearer the posterior than the anterior fold of the axilla; carefully