prostrate

/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt//ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/

verb

  1. 1

    To lie flat or face-down.

  2. 2

    To throw oneself down in submission.

  3. 3

    To cause to lie down, to flatten.

  4. 4

    To overcome or overpower.

adjective

  1. 1

    Lying flat, face-down.

  2. 2

    Emotionally devastated.

  3. 3

    Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.

    “He was prostrate from the extreme heat.”
  4. 4

    Trailing on the ground; procumbent.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translate “prostrate” to another language

Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.