adj.
/
ˈprɒstreɪt/
- lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards.
- completely overcome with distress or exhaustion.
- Botany growing along the ground.
v.
/
prɒˈstreɪt/
-
(prostrate oneself)
throw oneself flat on the ground in reverence or submission.
- (of distress, exhaustion, or illness) completely overcome (someone).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. prostrat-, prosternere ‘throw down’.