prostrated 1 of 2

adjective

as in weak
lacking bodily strength patients should expect to feel very prostrated after the surgery

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prostrated

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verb

past tense of prostrate
1
as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia

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2
as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine

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3
as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress a widow prostrated by crushing grief

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4
as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the boxer bragged that he could prostrate any opponent with a single blow

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Recent Examples of prostrated
Verb
So is Sweden’s Yasin Ayari, who prostrated himself on the field to thank God after the first of his two goals in a victory Sunday over Tunisia — his father’s homeland. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 Groypers believe that for decades America has prostrated itself to immigrants and foreign nations at the expense of its own languishing citizens. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostrated
  1. weak
  2. weakened
  3. paralyzed
  4. overwhelmed
  5. downed
  6. feeble
  7. softened
  8. crippled
Adjective
  • The Falcons’ season begins this weekend; one that most are considering an evaluation year with an outside chance at playoff contention in a weak division.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Palace are probably weaker at centre-back overall, though, and two loans are not ideal.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of weak
Verb
  • Economic data for July showed retail sales and urban investment both weakened, adding to pressure on Beijing to step up support for the remainder of the year.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This view suggests that the sense of shame was collectively weakened by a series of self-interested actors who shattered the social firmament and opened up the gates to chaos.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • She is paralyzed from the waist down after a suicide attempt following killing her children.
    — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy, who was left paralyzed by a suicide attempt that followed the killings, was brought forward in her wheelchair to listen.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of paralyzed
Verb
  • In one Ohio township, fire fighters reported being overwhelmed by the high volume of calls to two local data center campuses.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After more than 24,000 residents filed claims, the regional water authority denied all of them, arguing that extreme rainfall had overwhelmed the system and made flooding unavoidable.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • Russia's Defense Ministry said that its forces downed 416 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Roofs and walls may collapse, trees and power poles will be downed and entire neighborhoods may be isolated.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of downed
Adjective
  • Kenneth Branagh originated the somewhat aloof professor, who steps into the role after Professor Quirrell was revealed to be hosting the feeble Lord Voldemort on the back of his bald head.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of using a mirror to gather starlight, MOTHRA has many telephoto lenses, like those on a camera, which can capture faintly glowing wisps of gas and other feeble emanations across a wider field of view.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeble
Verb
  • But as Brown’s market softened, Gansey and the Sixers were still there.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable reversals, and some have softened their views to build coalitions with moderates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of softened
Verb
  • Swaney founded WatchUr6, a cybersecurity company, in 2022 after seeing news reports about a hospital crippled by a cyberattack.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Our protagonist has been crippled with doubts about the miller’s daughter and prone to emotional highs and lows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of crippled

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