prostrate

adjective

/ˈprɒstreɪt/

/ˈprɑːstreɪt/

(formal)

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lying on the ground and facing downwards synonym prone (3)
- They fell prostrate in worship.
- He stumbled over Luke's prostrate body.
- lying prostrate on the ground
compare supine (1)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- lie
- fall
- …
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prostrate (with something) so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything
- She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin prostratus ‘thrown down’, past participle of prosternere, from pro- ‘before’ + sternere ‘lay flat’.

verb

/prɒˈstreɪt/

/ˈprɑːstreɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they prostrate	/prɒˈstreɪt/ /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
he / she / it prostrates	/prɒˈstreɪts/ /ˈprɑːstreɪts/
past simple prostrated	/prɒˈstreɪtɪd/ /ˈprɑːstreɪtɪd/
past participle prostrated	/prɒˈstreɪtɪd/ /ˈprɑːstreɪtɪd/
-ing form prostrating	/prɒˈstreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːstreɪtɪŋ/

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prostrate yourself to lie on your front with your face looking downwards, especially as a way of showing respect for God or a god
[usually passive] prostrate somebody to make somebody feel weak, shocked, and unable to do anything synonym overcome
- He was expecting to find her prostrated by the tragedy.
- For months he was prostrated with grief.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin prostratus ‘thrown down’, past participle of prosternere, from pro- ‘before’ + sternere ‘lay flat’.