Dictionary Check: prostrate

"prostrate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

adjective

stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

Example: "found himself lying flat on the floor"
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adjective

lying face downward

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verb

get into a prostrate position, as in submission

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verb

render helpless or defenseless

Example: "They prostrated the enemy"
verb

throw down flat, as on the ground

Example: "She prostrated herself with frustration"

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