English Dictionary
◊ PROSTRATE
prostrate
adj 1: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground;
"found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: {flat}]
2: lying face downward [syn: {prone}]
v 1: get into a prostrate position, as in submission [syn: {bow
down}]
2: render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"
3: throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself
with frustration"