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What is another word for prostrate?

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Adjective
Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards
“They saw the figure of a man lying prostrate on the bed, his body thrown across it.”
Adjective
In a submissive or servile posture or position
“They kneeled prostrate before the king.”
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Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion
“So many women would have been hysterical and prostrate with grief by this stage.”
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Feeling tired, fatigued or weak
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“But when nausea left me prostrate in the bed one morning, I knew there was no point in my denying the truth any longer.”
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Weakened or lacking in physical strength
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“Whether he was seriously hurt or not, I cannot say, but he lay on the ground prostrate and motionless.”
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Having been subjected to oppression
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Lacking sufficient power or strength
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Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment
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Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness
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(of a plant) Putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants
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To cause to become physically weaker
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“No one could be sure if Coleridge would actually finish his projects or if some psychosomatic or drug-related illness would prostrate him for weeks or months.”
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To overcome with mental or emotional stress
“She suffered long periods of melancholy that would prostrate her for weeks.”
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To fall on one's knees, especially in submission
“I wish to see him prostrate himself before me and pledge me servitude.”
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To cause someone to fall to the ground
“Like an awkward swordsman, he suddenly finds himself wounded by the blow, beneath which he expected to prostrate his opponent.”
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To bow or bend one's body before someone as a sign of respect or deference
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To forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
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To abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.)
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To diminish the confidence or courage of
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To cause severe and extensive damage to
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To weaken an armed opposition, such as a military or army
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In or to a horizontal position
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