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prostrated

  • past participle
    of prostrate.
    prostrate
    verb (used with object)
    to cast (oneself ) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
  • past tense form
    of prostrate.
    prostrate
    verb (used with object)
    to cast (oneself ) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.

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There, the four candidates for bishop prostrated themselves before an altar, their heads buried in red velvet pillows.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

After walking out, Thaksin placed a flower wreath and prostrated before a portrait of Thailand’s king and queen at the gate of the terminal.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

Earlier on Friday, Francis prostrated himself on the floor of an empty St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at a “Passion of the Lord” service.

From Reuters ● Apr. 2, 2021

“The French justice system has prostrated itself before a writer,” said Mehana Mouhou, a lawyer involved in the suit against the author.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2020

And he explained in a tone of prostrated resignation: "I had to do it so that the animals would keep on breeding."

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez