prostrate (C1)

verb, adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈprɒs.treɪt/

Definition

To lie stretched out on the ground with one's face downward, often in adoration, submission, or despair.

Examples

• The defeated soldiers lay prostrate before the king.

• She prostrated herself before the altar, weeping.

• He found his father prostrate with grief.

How to Use prostrate

prostrate with grief (collocation)

Overcome by sadness. — "He was prostrate with grief after the loss of his child."

prostrate with fever (collocation)

Severely ill with a fever. — "She was prostrate with fever and unable to leave her bed."

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