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prostrate.

Lying flat, face-down.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/General-American
  1. Lying flat, face-down.

    not-comparable
  2. Emotionally devastated.

    figuratively · not-comparable
  3. Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.

    not-comparable
    He was prostrate from the extreme heat.
  4. Trailing on the ground; procumbent.

    not-comparable
  5. Prostrated.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/General-American
  1. To lie flat or face-down.

    often · reflexive
  2. To throw oneself down in submission.

    also · figuratively
  3. To cause to lie down, to flatten.

  4. To overcome or overpower.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English prostraten (“(reflexive) to prostrate; (with doun) to fall down in a state of humility or submission”), from prostrat(e) (“prostrate, prostrated”, also used as the past participle of prostraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin prōstrātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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