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