English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�pɹ�stɹeɪt/, SAMPA|/"prQstreIt/
(General American|US) IPA|/�pɹ��stɹeɪt/, SAMPA|/"prA:steIt/

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Lying flat, facedown.

#: The prisoners were prostrate on the ground.

Translations
trans-top|lying flat, facedown
Norwegian: t-|no|prostrert
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|prostrat|ing

1. To lay flat or facedown, prone; flatten (often reflexive).

#:1945 ''Finally almost the whole world was combined against the evil-doers, who are now prostrate before us. � Winston Churchill, s:Winston Churchill announces the Surrender of Germany|VE Day speech from House of Commons, May 8, 1945

1. To be emotionally devastated.

#:I told him you was prostrate with grief. � Mammy to Scarlett, Gone With the Wind.

1. To become physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.

#:He was prostrate from the extreme heat.

Usage notes
Prostrate and prostate are often confused, in spelling if not in meaning.

Translations
trans-top|to lay flat or facedown, prone
Norwegian: t-|no|prostrere
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|to be emotionally devastated
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|to become physically incapacitated
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
prostration

et:prostrate
fa:prostrate
io:prostrate
pl:prostrate
ru:prostrate
te:prostrate
vi:prostrate
zh:prostrate

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