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adjective
- 1. lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards: "there was a man praying before an idol, lying prostrate" Similar Opposite
- 2. completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion: "his wife was prostrate with shock" Similar Opposite
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"
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1. : to throw or put into a prostrate position. 2. : to put (oneself) in a humble and submissive posture or state. the whole town had to prostrate itself in official apology Claudia Cassidy. 3. : to reduce to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion. was prostrated with grief.
adjective. lying flat or at full length, as on the ground. Synonyms: recumbent, supine, prone. lying face down on the ground, as in token of humility, submission, or adoration. overthrown, overcome, or helpless: a country left prostrate by natural disasters. physically weak or exhausted. submissive. utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate.
PROSTRATE definition: 1. lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship 2…. Learn more.
PROSTRATE meaning: 1. lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship 2…. Learn more.
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.
prostrate (with something) so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything. She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.
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.
prostrate. adj. 1. lying with the face downwards, as in submission. 2. exhausted physically or emotionally. 3. helpless or defenceless. 4. (Botany) (of a plant) growing closely along the ground.
Definition of prostrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Prostrate definition: To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration.
