Meaning & Definition of word "Prostrate"

Prostrate

/ˈprɒstreɪt/

1. To lay (someone) flat on the ground, especially in submission or adoration.
- Example: They prostrated themselves before the king, showing their loyalty.
2. To reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness.
- Example: The illness prostrated him, leaving him unable to get out of bed.

1. Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.
- Example: He lay prostrate on the ground after the long hike, exhausted and panting.
2. Totally incapable of action; overwhelmed.
- Example: The news of the disaster left her feeling prostrate with grief.

●From Middle English 'prostrate', from Latin 'prostratus', past participle of 'prostrare', meaning 'to throw down' or 'to stretch out'.

prostrate with surrender:

to be completely defeated or overwhelmed, often suggesting submission.

to lie prostrate before someone:

to submit fully to someone's authority or power.

prostration:

The act of lying flat, often for religious or submissive purposes.

prostrate state:

A condition of extreme physical or emotional weakness.

Meaning: Out for the count

● Example Sentence: After that workout, I was totally prostrate, just out for the count.

Meaning: Face down

● Example Sentence: He hit the ground like he was prostrate after that big fall.