prostrate
adjective/ˈprɒstreɪt/
/ˈprɑːstreɪt/
(formal)- 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
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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’.
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