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resupinate

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɹəˈsupɪnɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ɹəˈsupɪnˌeɪt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the appearance of being upside down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • resupinate flowers
  • resupinate fruiting bodies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lying on the back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: supine

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To supinate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To supinate.

To lie back into a supine position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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