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prone

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  1. liable                
 
prone \'pro-n\ \'pro-n-n*s\ aj [ME, fr. L pronus bent forward, tending; 
   akin to L pro forward -]more at FOR 1: having a tendency or inclination : 
   DISPOSED {man is ~ t o error} 2: DOWNWARD : as  2a: having the front or 
   ventral downward  2b: lying flat or prostrate ng down. PRONE implies a 
   position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface; 
   SUPINE implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness; 
   PROSTRATE implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical 
   collapse; RECUMBENT implies the posture of one sleeping or resting - 
   prone.ly av SYN syn PRONE, SUPINE, PROSTRATE, RECUMBENT mean lyi