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prostrate

Main Entry:: ¹pros·trate
Pronunciation:: \ˈprä-ˌstrāt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English prostrat, from Anglo-French, from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere, from pro- before + sternere to spread out, throw down — more at strew
Date:: 14th century

1: stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission ; also : lying flat2: completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise <was prostrate from the heat>3: trailing on the ground : procumbent <prostrate shrubs>

synonyms see prone

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