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prostrate

/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/

verb

Meaning

  • To lie flat or face-down.

  • To throw oneself down in submission.

  • To cause to lie down, to flatten.

  • To overcome or overpower.

adjective

Meaning

  • Lying flat, face-down.

  • Emotionally devastated.

  • Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.

    "He was prostrate from the extreme heat."

  • Trailing on the ground; procumbent.

Synonyms

prone