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   prostrate

   adjective

   • 1. lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards: "there was a man praying before an idol, lying prostrate" Similar pronelying flatlying downflatstretched outspreadeagledsprawlinghorizontalrecumbenton one's frontrare:procumbentOpposite upright
   • 2. completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion: "his wife was prostrate with shock" Similar overwhelmedovercomeoverpoweredbrought to one's kneescrushedstunneddazedspeechlesshelplessparalysedlaid lowimpotentinformal:knocked/hit for sixworn outexhaustedfatiguedtired outovertiredwearysappeddog-tiredspentdrainedplayed outdebilitatedenervatedlowinformal:all indone (in/up)deaddead beatdead tireddead on one's feetready to dropfagged outbushedwhackedworn to a frazzleburnt-outknackeredpoopedOpposite fresh
   • 3. growing along the ground: "mats of prostrate herbs can be used to break up expanses of soil"

   verb

   • 1. throw oneself flat on the ground so as to be lying face downwards, especially in reverence or submission: "she prostrated herself on the bare floor of the church"
   • 2. reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness: "she was so prostrated by migraine that she could scarcely totter up the stairs to bed"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin prostratus ‘thrown down’, past participle of prosternere, from pro- ‘before’ + sternere ‘lay flat’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROSTRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROSTRATE definition: 1. lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship 2…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PROSTRATE is stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; also : lying flat. How to use prostrate in a sentence. The Difference Between Prone, Supine, and Prostrate Synonym Discussion of Prostrate.

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   The verb prostrate means to lie face-downward in submission or despair. More generally, it means to make helpless or defenseless. Illness, injury, grief, despair — any of these things can prostrate someone.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROSTRATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PROSTRATE meaning: 1. lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship 2…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprostrate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   If someone is prostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all. [ formal ] Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprostrate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of prostrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › prostrateProstrate - definition of prostrate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Lying face down, as in submission or adoration. 2. Lying flat or at full length. 3. Reduced to extreme weakness or incapacitation; overcome. 4. Botany Growing flat along the ground.

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    Prostrate definition: to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.. See examples of PROSTRATE used in a sentence.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › prostrateProstrate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Prostrate definition: To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration.