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prostrate

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  1. prone                 
 
1. pros.trate \'pra:s-.tra-t\ aj [ME prostrat, fr. L prostratus, pp. of 
   prosternere, fr. pr]o- before + sternere to spread out, throw down - more 
   at STREW 1a: stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or 
   submission  1b: extended in a horizontal position : FLAT  2: lacking in 
   vitality or will : OVERCOME  3: trailing on the ground : PROCUMBENT {~ 
   shrub} 
2. prostrate vt 1: to throw or put into a prostrate position  2: to reduce 
   to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion : OVERCOME