1. Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
   "found himself lying prostrate on the floor";
   - flat
    
2. Lying face downward
   "The prostrate figure on the ground wasn't moving";
   - prone

1. Throw down flat, as on the ground
   "She prostrated herself with frustration"
    
2. Get into a prostrate position, as in submission
   "The worshippers prostrated themselves before the idol";
   - bow down
    
3. Render helpless or defenseless
   "They prostrated the enemy"

Derived forms: prostrating, prostrates, prostrated

See also: bow[2], unerect

Type of: alter, change, lie, lie down, modify, throw, wing

Encyclopedia: Prostrate