prostrate

CEFRC1

/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Lying flat on the ground, often because of weakness or defeat.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make someone extremely weak, shocked, or exhausted.

Examples

  • A junkie can be prostrate for hours, forever.

  • He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Emotionally devastated.

  2. Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.

  3. Lying flat, face-down.

More examples

In context

  • Finally almost the whole world was combined against the evil-doers, who are now prostrate before us.

  • He was prostrate from the extreme heat.

  • Prostrate fall / Before him reverent, and there confess / Humbly our faults.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Utterly fatigued, the hiker dropped to the ground and blank face down for several minutes.

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Origin

adjective

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.