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SUPINATE
Definition of SUPINATE
verb
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.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
SUPINATE carries 4 further meanings.
intransitive verb
To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces up or forward.
intransitive verb
To turn or rotate (the foot) by adduction and inversion so that the outer edge of the sole bears the body's weight.
intransitive verb
To be supinated; undergo supination.
In anatomy and physiology, to bring (the hand) palm upward. In this position the radius and ulna are parallel. See pronate.
Where it comes from
From Latin supīnō (“turn up, turn over”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SUPINATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SUPINATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 116 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUPINATE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEINPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of SUPINATE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SUPINA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found SUPINATE?
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