prostrate

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verb

1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell¹, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, strike down, throw. Slang deck¹. Idioms: lay low. See rise/fall.
2. To affect deeply or completely, as with emotion: crush, engulf, overcome, overpower, overwhelm. See affect/ineffectiveness.

adjective

Lying down: decumbent, flat, horizontal, procumbent, prone, recumbent. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.

adj

Definition: flat, horizontal
Antonyms: erect, straight, upright, vertical

adj

Definition: helpless
Antonyms: happy, self-sufficient, strong, successful

adj

Definition: tired, worn
Antonyms: fresh, hale, healthy, strong

v

Definition: fall on knees; submit
Antonyms: erect, stand, straighten

v

Definition: overwhelm; wear out
Antonyms: aid, assist, assuage, help, please, soothe

Lying on the ground; creeping.

IN BRIEF: Lying prone, or with the head to the ground.

Many weightlifting exercises require you to lie prostrate on a bench.

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For a list of words related to prostrate, see:

• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative
• Fixed Positions and Points - prostrate: (adj) lying facedown on the ground
• Approval, Respect, and Recognition - prostrate: (vb) lie facedown on ground as show of submission and respect

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See words rhyming with "prostrate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Prostrate.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - henstrakt, slået til jorden, ødelagt, lammet, sønderknust
v. tr. - kaste til jorden, gøre knæfald, ødelægge, lamme, udmatte stærkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgestrekt (voorover) liggend, uitgeput, verslagen, uitputten, verslaan, moedeloos maken, neerwerpen

Français (French)
adj. - allongé à plat ventre, prostré, accablé, (fig) prostré, (Bot) rampant
v. tr. - être prostré, être abattu par

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ausgestreckt, erschöpft
v. - zu Boden werfen, erschöpfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρηνής, μπρούμυτα, συντετριμμένος, τσακισμένος, γονατισμένος, πεσμένος στα γόνατα
v. - προσκυνώ, ανατρέπω, σωριάζω καταγής, εξουθενώνω, γονατίζω, πέφτω πρηνής, μπρούμυτα

Italiano (Italian)
prostrato, prostrare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prostrado
v. - prostrar

Русский (Russian)
поверженный, раздавленный, лежащий ничком, опрокидывать, унижаться, падать на землю перед

Español (Spanish)
adj. - postrado
v. tr. - postrar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - framstupa, liggande (på magen), vanmäktig, utmattad
v. - slå ned, ligga utsträckt, falla ned, buga sig till marken, utmatta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拜倒的, 伏地的, 降伏的, 弄倒, 使俯伏, 使屈服

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 拜倒的, 伏地的, 降伏的
v. tr. - 弄倒, 使俯伏, 使屈服

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 엎어진, 부복한
v. tr. - 넘어뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うつぶせにする, 打ちひしぐ, 征服する, 横たえる
adj. - うつぶせになった, ひれ伏した, 力を失った, 疲れ果てた, 疲弊した, 横たわった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منبطح على وجهه, منهوك القوى (فعل) طرحه على الارض, أضناه, أنهك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שוכב על בטנו, מנוצח, חסר-אונים, משתטח‬
v. tr. - ‮הפיל, הכניע, הכריע, נכנע לרגשותיו, צמח אופקית לאדמה, תש כוחו, התרפס‬

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