Definition of prostrate
1 : stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; also : lying flat
2 : completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise was prostrate from the heat
3 : trailing on the ground : procumbent prostrate shrubs
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Examples of prostrate in a Sentence
The police found the body in a prostrate position.
She was lying prostrate on the bed.
They were prostrate from the heat.
Origin and Etymology of prostrate
Middle English prostrat, from Anglo-French, from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere, from pro- before + sternere to spread out, throw down — more at strew
Synonym Discussion of prostrate
Definition of prostrate
prostrated
;prostrating
transitive verb
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
Examples of prostrate in a Sentence
an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia
the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine
First Known Use of prostrate
15th century
PROSTRATE Defined for English Language Learners
prostrate
playDefinition of prostrate for English Language Learners
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: lying with the front of your body turned toward the ground
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: so tired, upset, etc., that you are unable to do anything
prostrate
playDefinition of prostrate for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) weak or powerless
PROSTRATE Defined for Kids
Definition of prostrate for Students
1 : lying with the face turned toward the ground
2 : lacking strength or energy I'm prostrate with a cold.
Definition of prostrate for Students
prostrated
;prostrating
1 : lie on the ground with the face down Worshippers prostrated themselves on the ground.
2 : to bring to a weak and powerless condition The widow was prostrated with grief.
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of prostrate
: completely overcome was prostrate from the heat
prostrate
Medical Definition of prostrate
prostrated
;prostrating
: to put into a state of extreme bodily exhaustion prostrated by fever
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