resupinate

From Latin resupino, where the re- prefix occurs in its "back or backward" sense, not its "again" sense.

Adjective

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈsupɪnɪt/

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Verb

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈsupɪnˌeɪt/

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resupinate (comparative more resupinate, superlative most resupinate)

1. (botany) Having the appearance of being upside down.

   resupinate flowers;   resupinate fruiting bodies

2. (medicine) Lying on the back.

   Synonym: supine

resupinate (third-person singular simple present resupinates, present participle resupinating, simple past and past participle resupinated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To supinate.
   1. To lie back into a supine position.

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resupīnāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of resupīnō