Word Frequency
prostrate
Definitions
adjective
(ˈprɒstreɪt
) - lying with the face downwards, as in submission
- exhausted physically or emotionally
- helpless or defenceless
- (of a plant) growing closely along the ground
verb
(prɒˈstreɪt
) tr- to bow or cast (oneself) down, as in submission
- to lay or throw down flat, as on the ground
- to make helpless or defenceless
- to make exhausted
Derived Forms
prosˈtration nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin prōsternere to throw to the ground, from prō- before + sternere to lay lowSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = exhausted, overcome, depressed, drained, spent, worn out, desolate, dejected, inconsolable, at a low ebb, fagged out
= helpless, overwhelmed, disarmed, paralysed, powerless, reduced, impotent, defenceless, brought to your knees
Example Sentences Including 'prostrate'
"as she lay prostrate in a village temple before a statue of the Hindu warrior goddess Kali.canada.com (2004)
A woman, lying prostrate , was having her back tended by another woman.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
He conjured an image of the lake at night, a figure bent over a prostrate form wrapping her body in chains.LOST SUMMER (2002)
I would like to reassure you that most people your age are not likely to suffer from prostrate cancer.Business Today (2001)
Kitchin pushed him into a prostrate position on the ground, whipped a pair of handcuffs from his pocket and swiftly cuffed his wrists.The Book Lady
Stewart, England's stand-in captain, walked to the middle to see the man as he lay prostrate on the edge of the Headingley square.Sun, News of the World (2001)
The others gave way, and one stepped backwards and fell over Merry's prostrate form with a curse.THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
We feel so depressed," she says, her wide-eyed 4-year-old lying prostrate in the heat on the floor.New Zealand Herald (2003)
With great difficulty I managed to keep my footing and avoid the prostrate Archdeacon.KNOW THE TRUTH (2004)
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