Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Prostrate has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Verb
· Adjective
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"
4
To lie flat or face-down.
Adjective
1
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
"found himself lying flat on the floor"
Example Sentences
"They prostrated the enemy"
verb
"She prostrated herself with frustration"
verb
"found himself lying flat on the floor"
adjective
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)