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1. Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
   "found himself lying prostrate on the floor";
   - flat
    
2. Lying face downward
   - prone

1. Get into a prostrate position, as in submission
   - bow down
    
2. Render helpless or defenseless
   "They prostrated the enemy"
    
3. Throw down flat, as on the ground
   "She prostrated herself with frustration"

Derived forms: prostrates, prostrating, prostrated

See also: unerect

Type of: alter, change, lie, lie down, modify, throw, wing

Encyclopedia: Prostrate