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Added 9 October 2026

prostrate

/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/ verb

In Latin: prosternō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prostrate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Get into a prostrate position, as in submission.
Render helpless or defenseless.
They prostrated the enemy
Throw down flat, as on the ground.
She prostrated herself with frustration

adjective

Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground.
found himself lying flat on the floor
Lying face downward.

Origin

From Middle English prostrat(e) (“prostrate”, also used as the past participle of prostraten), borrowed from Latin prōstrātus, perfect passive participle of prōsternō (“to prostrate”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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