Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resupinate

/ɹəˈsupɪnɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: re-supinate
IPA: /ɹəˈsupɪnɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the appearance of being upside down.

adj

Lying on the back.

verb

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"resupinate flowers"
"resupinate fruiting bodies"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: resupino

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹəˈsupɪnɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more resupinate (comparative) most resupinate (superlative) resupinates (present, singular) resupinating (participle, present) resupinated (participle, past) resupinated (past)

Derived Forms

resupinately

Synonyms

supine

Questions

How do you pronounce resupinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈsupɪnɪt/.
What does resupinate mean?: Having the appearance of being upside down.
Where does resupinate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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