prostrate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations adjective: /ˈprɒstreɪt/, verb: /prɒˈstreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɑstreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pros′trāt)


Inflections of 'prostrate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
prostrates
v 3rd person singular
prostrating
v pres p
prostrated
v past
prostrated
v past p

prostrate
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Sense: Defenseless
Synonyms:
open Collocations, overcome Collocations, beaten, weak Collocations, defenseless, vulnerable Collocations, defeated Collocations
Sense: Submissive
Synonyms:
given in, obedient, subservient, docile, submissive, abject
Sense: Lying on the ground
Synonyms:
prone Collocations, flat Collocations, laid low, lying Collocations, supine, horizontal
Sense: To submit
Synonyms:
give in, obey, surrender Collocations, bow Collocations, yield Collocations, submit Collocations
Sense: To overthrow
Synonyms:
wreck Collocations, destroy Collocations, ruin Collocations, defeat Collocations, overthrow Collocations
Sense: To bow down
Synonyms:
fall on one's knees, bow and scrape, kowtow, do obeisance, bow Collocations, cringe Collocations, abase


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