prostrating — pros·trate || prÉ‘ streɪt /prÉ’ v. render powerless, subdue; bring down, cast down; lie flat, lie face down adj. lying low, subjugated; beaten, defeated; helpless, defenseless, unprotected; exhausted, feeble, frail … English contemporary dictionary
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Prostrate — Pros trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostrating}.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. to overthrow; to demolish; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prostrated — Prostrate Pros trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostrating}.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. to overthrow; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prostration — Pros*tra tion, n. [L. prostratio: cf. F. prostration.] 1. The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
