prostrate synonyms

prostrate

modif.

  1. Defenseless

    open, overcome, beaten; see weak 1, 3, 6.

  2. Submissive

    given in, obedient, subservient; see docile.

  3. Lying on the ground

    prone, flat, laid low; see lying 4, supine 1. See syn. study at supine.

prostrate

v.

  1. To submit

    give in, obey, surrender; see bow 2, yield 1.

  2. To overthrow

    wreck, destroy, ruin; see defeat 2.

  3. To bow down

    fall on one's knees, bow and scrape, kowtow, do obeisance; see bow 1.

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