a. | 1. | Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; |
2. | Lying at mercy, as a supplicant. | |
3. | Lying in a humble, lowly, or suppliant posture. | |
4. | (Bot.) Trailing on the ground; procumbent. | |
v. t. | 1. | To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; |
2. | to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of efficiency; to ruin; | |
3. | To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration; to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; | |
4. | To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to reduce; |
Verb | 1. | prostrate - get into a prostrate position, as in submission Synonyms: bow down |
2. | prostrate - render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy" | |
3. | prostrate - throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself with frustration" | |
Adj. | 1. | prostrate - stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" Synonyms: flat |
2. | prostrate - lying face downward Synonyms: prone |