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prostrated

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lacking bodily strength

patients should expect to feel very prostrated after the surgery

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paralyzed

impotent,
powerless

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capable,
competent

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prostrated

verb

past tense of prostrate

Synonyms & Antonyms of prostrated (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to diminish the physical strength of

an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia

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paralyzed

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2 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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hobbled,
lamed

maimed,
mutilated

knocked out

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empowered

3 to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

a widow prostrated by crushing grief

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4 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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“Prostrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostrated. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

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