prostrative
treɪt verb (used with object)
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.
adjective
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.
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Origin:
1350–1400; (adj.) Middle English prostrat < Latin prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternere to throw prone, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + strā-, variant stem of sternere to stretch out + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English prostraten, derivative of the adj.
1350–1400; (adj.) Middle English prostrat < Latin prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternere to throw prone, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + strā-, variant stem of sternere to stretch out + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English prostraten, derivative of the adj.
Related forms
pros·tra·tor, noun
un·pros·trat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
6. prone, supine, recumbent.
6. prone, supine, recumbent.
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| prostrate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | lying with the face downwards, as in submission |
| 2. | exhausted physically or emotionally |
| 3. | helpless or defenceless |
| 4. | (of a plant) growing closely along the ground |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to bow or cast (oneself) down, as in submission |
| 6. | to lay or throw down flat, as on the ground |
| 7. | to make helpless or defenceless |
| 8. | to make exhausted |
| [C14: from Latin prōsternere to throw to the ground, from prō- before + sternere to lay low] | |
| pros'tration | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
prostrate
c.1380, from L. prostratus, pp. of prosternere "strew in front, throw down," from pro- "forth" + sternere "to spread out," from PIE base *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (see structure). The verb is attested from c.1400, from the adj. Prostration "action of prostrating
oneself" is from 1526; meaning "weakness, exhaustion, dejection" is from 1651.
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prostrate  (prŏs'trāt') Pronunciation Key
Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit. |
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