Prostrate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prostrate is an adjective meaning Lying flat, face-down.
Meaning
Lying flat, face-down.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Emotionally devastated.
- Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
- (botany) Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
- (often reflexive) To lie flat or face-down.
- (also figurative) To throw oneself down in submission.
- To cause to lie down, to flatten.
- (obsolete) Prostrated.
Example Sentences
He was prostrate from the extreme heat.
Why this very minute she's prostrated with grief.
Prostrate fall / Before him reverent, and there confess / Humbly our faults.
How many of these mighty pines were to be prostrated under that approaching tempest!
Word Forms
- prostrates
- prostrating
- prostrated
Synonyms for prostrate
Depending on context, synonyms include prone, grovel, flat.
Antonyms for prostrate
Common opposites include supine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prone, flat, prostatic, prostate, face-down, flattened.
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