prostrate

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Lying flat, face-down.
2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Emotionally devastated.
3. (not-comparable) Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
4. (not-comparable) Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
5. (not-comparable, obsolete) Prostrated.

Verb

1. (often, reflexive) To lie flat or face-down.
2. (also, figuratively) To throw oneself down in submission.
3. To cause to lie down, to flatten.
4. (figuratively) To overcome or overpower.

Opposite of

supine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/

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

flat

prone

lie down

bow

🙇

bow down

tired

😫

weak

wonky

worship

exhausted

procumbent

faint

drooping

droopy

infirm

fatigued

run-down

kowtow

sluggish

languid

languorous

crouch

overthrow

washy

groggy

weakly

dispirit

overthrown

plunge

powerless

pronate

recline

recumbent

reverence

ruin

sick

🤢

subjugated

submissive

surrender

throw

tilt

tire out

transfix

turn over

weaken

wear out

bow and scrape

confined to bed

fall on one’s knees

knocked down

Sentences

Hans hurled himself upon the prostrate man , striking madly with his fists .