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Prostrate
prɒˈstreɪt
Prostrate definitions
verb
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prostrating
- throw oneself flat on the ground so as to be lying face downwards, especially in reverence or submission
"she prostrated herself on the bare floor of the church"
throw oneself flat throw oneself down lie down stretch oneself out bow low throw oneself at someone's feet - reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness
"she was so prostrated by migraine that she could scarcely totter up the stairs to bed"
overwhelm overcome overpower bring someone to their knees crush devastate make helpless paralyse lay low make powerless debilitate incapacitate weaken enfeeble devitalize enervate handicap immobilize hamstring make impotent wear out exhaust tire out fatigue weary make weary drain sap wash out take it out of tax overtax undermine