Definition of PROSTRATE

prostrate

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"
  • To lie flat or face-down.
  • To throw oneself down in submission.
  • To cause to lie down, to flatten.
  • To overcome or overpower.

Adjective Satellite

  • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  • lying face downward

Adj

  • Lying flat, face-down.
  • Emotionally devastated.
  • Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
  • Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
  • Prostrated.

Examples

  • He was prostrate from the extreme heat.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English prostrat(e) (“prostrate”, also used as the past participle of prostraten), borrowed from Latin prōstrātus, perfect passive participle of prōsternō (“to prostrate”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

Synonyms

bow down, flat, prone

Antonyms

supine

Scrabble Score: 11

prostrate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prostrate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prostrate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

prostrate: valid Words With Friends Word