Prostrate — synonyms, definition

1. prostrate (a)

accepting beaten bushed crushed dead defenceless docile flat horizontal humbled low obedient overpowered passive prone reclining recumbent resigned spent submissive • • •

2. prostrate (Verb)

abase bow bow down crawl cripple crush debilitate defeat destroy down enervate exhaust fatigue fell flatten floor give in grovel knock down knock over • • •

prostrate (Verb) — Get into a prostrate position, as in submission.

prostrate (Verb) — Render helpless or defenseless. ex. "They prostrated the enemy"

prostrate (Verb) — Throw down flat, as on the ground. ex. "She prostrated herself with frustration"

alter change lie lie down modify throw wing

3. prostrate (Adjective)

prostrate (Adjective) — Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground. ex. "found himself lying prostrate on the floor"

prostrate (Adjective) — Lying face downward.