prostrate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
  2. verb render helpless or defenseless
  3. verb throw down flat, as on the ground

Etymology

From Middle English prostrat(e) (“prostrate”, also used as the past participle of prostraten), borrowed from Latin prōstrātus, perfect passive participle of prōsternō (“to prostrate”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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Synonyms

bow down

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