prostrate
[ pros-treyt ]
/ ˈprɒs treɪt /
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verb (used with object), pros·trat·ed, pros·trat·ing.
adjective
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Origin of prostrate
1350–1400; (adj.) Middle English prostrat<Latin prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternere to throw prone, equivalent to prō-pro-1 + strā-, variant stem of sternere to stretch out + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English prostraten, derivative of the adj.
OTHER WORDS FROM prostrate
pros·tra·tive [pros-truh-tiv], /ˈprɒs trə tɪv/, adjectivepros·tra·tor, nounun·pros·trat·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for prostrate
prostrate
adjective (ˈprɒstreɪt)
verb (prɒˈstreɪt) (tr)
Derived forms of prostrate
prostration, nounWord Origin for prostrate
C14: from Latin prōsternere to throw to the ground, from prō- before + sternere to lay low
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Scientific definitions for prostrate
prostrate
[ prŏs′trāt′ ]
Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.
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