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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