Meaning & use
Prostrated
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Lay or caused to lie face down in a submissive or exhausted position, or overwhelmed with weakness or grief.
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The pilgrims prostrated themselves before the shrine.
Grief prostrated her for weeks after the funeral.
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From Latin prosternere, 'to throw down in front.' It carries connotations of both physical posture and emotional defeat.
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