prostrate

/pɹˈɒstɹeɪt/

/ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/

prostrate

stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

synonyms : flat

lying face downward

synonyms : prone

to prostrate

MAIN VERB

to completely overwhelm or weaken someone physically, mentally or emotionally, making them unable to function normally

to flatten oneself out lying face down, conveying total submission or humbling before another

synonyms : bow down

throw down flat, as on the ground

Examples

1. The south supposedly lay prostrate in defeat.

2. Prostrate cancer is the second largest cause of cancer deaths in men, in both in America and the UK.

3. Not checking your prostrate at your age.

4. Not checking your prostrate at your age.