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[ US /ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
    found himself lying flat on the floor
  2. lying face downward
VERB
  1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission
  2. render helpless or defenseless
    They prostrated the enemy
  3. throw down flat, as on the ground
    She prostrated herself with frustration

How To Use prostrate In A Sentence

  • Another (even greater) problem was that she was unwilling to submit to her dictates or prostrate herself in abject submission.
  • She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.
  • You may be able to be rescued for one day, but the next day another will come and you will again willingly prostrate yourself before him. NAKED EMPIRE
  • The word masjid comes from the verb sajada (sah-jah-dah), which means "to prostrate" or "to kneel. Arabic for Dummies
  • If you like a sweeter scent and have a wetter spot, prostrate chamomile works the same way.
  • The crowd should have been prostrate, the women ululating.
  • Gokool refused to prostrate himself at his feet while he should put his foot on his head; for which his gooroo was displeased ... Life of William Carey
  • She was found prostrate on the floor of the cell.
  • Towards the end of the service, the priest circled the length of the church with his thurible, gently and almost apologetically stepping over the prostrate Muslims blocking his way.
  • Julie was prostrate with grief after her father's death.
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