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prostrate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prone |
prostrate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flat |
prostrate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | throw |
| Derivation | prostration |
She prostrated herself with frustration.
Examples of prostrate
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His header was far from clean, yet it span goalwards, leaving Pauling prostrate.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
It is also available in a prostrate form that has been culled from the vertical.
From the post-gazette.com
The prostrate varieties have more curving branches that radiate out horizontally.
From the thestate.com
Control of a key transition from prostrate to erect growth in rice domestication.
From the nature.com
Sikhs prostrate in front of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of the Sikhs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But Farah lay prostrate on the track, muttering a prayer into the blue asphalt.
From the guardian.co.uk
A man, prostrate, begins to pull himself up a staircase but can go no farther.
From the theatlantic.com
All must prostrate themselves at the feet of the world's greatest living comedian.
From the theargus.co.uk
I would never have a PSA precisely because prostrate cancer is usually benign.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Flat: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor"
- Get into a prostrate position, as in submission
- Prone: lying face downward
- Render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"
- Throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself with frustration"
- (prostration) collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
- Prostration is the placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Major world religions employ prostration either as an act of submissiveness to God or gods, or as a means of embodying reverence for a noble person, persons or doctrine. ...
- To lie flat or facedown; to throw oneself down in submission (also figuratively); To cause to lie down, to flatten; (figuratively) to overcome or overpower; Lying flat, facedown; Emotionally devastated; Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease
- (prostration) The act or condition of prostrating (lying flat) oneself, as a sign of humility; A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests; Being laid face down (prone); The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures
