prostrate
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prostrate¹
- /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
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.
adjective
- Lying flat, face-down. Prostrate fall / Before him reverent, and there confess / Humbly our faults.
- Emotionally devastated.
- Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease. He was prostrate from the extreme heat.
- Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
- Prostrated.
prostrate²
- /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English prostraten (“(reflexive) to prostrate; (with doun) to fall down in a state of humility or submission”), from prostrat(e) (“prostrate, prostrated”, also used as the past participle of prostraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin prōstrātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
verb prostrates · prostrating · prostrated
- To lie flat or face-down.
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To throw oneself down in submission.
Those who had the privilege of approaching him, had to prostrate themselves before him in profound humility[…]
Similar: grovel
- To cause to lie down, to flatten. How many of these mighty pines were to be prostrated under that approaching tempest!
- To overcome or overpower. Why this very minute she's prostrated with grief.
Translations
Every language
adj lying flat, facedown
| Español | postrado, acostado boca abajo, prostrado (disused) |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | niedergestreckt |
| Ελληνικά | πρηνής prinís |
| Русский | распростёртый rasprostjórtyj, лежа́щий ничко́м ležáščij ničkóm |
verb to lie flat or face-down
| Español | prostrarse (disused), postrarse |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 平伏す hirefusu |
| 中文 | 趴 pā, 平臥 /平卧 píngwò |
| Português | prostrar |
| Français | prosterner |
| Ελληνικά | κείτομαι μπρούμυτα keítomai broúmyta, μπρουμυτίζω broumytízo |
| Русский | лежа́ть ничко́м ležátʹ ničkóm |
| Tiếng Việt | nằm úp, nằm sấp |
| العربية | سَجَدَ sajada |
verb to throw oneself down in submission
| Español | prostrarse (disused), postrarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 匍匐 púfú, 伏地 fúdì |
| Português | prostrar-se |
| Deutsch | niederwerfen, erniedrigen |
| Ελληνικά | πέφτω μπρούμυτα péfto broúmyta, μπρουμυτίζω broumytízo, προσπέφτω prospéfto |
| Русский | па́дать ниц pádatʹ nic, пасть ниц pastʹ nic |
| العربية | سَجَدَ sajada |
verb to cause to lie down
| Español | prostrar (disused), postrar |
|---|---|
| Português | prostrar |
| Ελληνικά | υποκλίνομαι ypoklínomai, προσκυνώ proskynó |
| Русский | поверга́ть ниц povergátʹ nic, пове́ргнуть ниц povérgnutʹ nic |
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title = {prostrate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prostrate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
