[pros-treyt] 
verb, -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing, adjective | 1. | to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration. |
| 2. | to lay flat, as on the ground. |
| 3. | to throw down level with the ground. |
| 4. | to overthrow, overcome, or reduce to helplessness. |
| 5. | to reduce to physical weakness or exhaustion. |
| 6. | lying flat or at full length, as on the ground. |
| 7. | lying face down on the ground, as in token of humility, submission, or adoration. |
| 8. | overthrown, overcome, or helpless: a country left prostrate by natural disasters. |
| 9. | physically weak or exhausted. |
| 10. | submissive. |
| 11. | utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate. |
| 12. | Botany. (of a plant or stem) lying flat on the ground. |
[pros-truh-tiv] , adjective | pros·trate (prŏs'trāt') tr.v. pros·trat·ed, pros·trat·ing, pros·trates
[Middle English prostraten, from prostrat, prostrate, from Latin prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternere, to throw down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + sternere, to spread, cast down; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.] pros'tra'tor n. |
| prostrate (prŏs'trāt') Pronunciation Key
Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit. |