prostrate
[ pros-treyt ]
/ ˈprɒs treɪt /
verb (used with object), pros·trat·ed, pros·trat·ing.
adjective
Origin of prostrate
1350–1400; (adj.) Middle English
prostrat < Latin
prōstrātus, past participle of
prōsternere to throw prone, equivalent to
prō-
pro-1 +
strā-, variant stem of
sternere to stretch out +
-tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English
prostraten, derivative of the adj.
OTHER WORDS FROM prostrate
pros·tra·tive [pros-truh-tiv] /ˈprɒs trə tɪv/, adjective pros·tra·tor, noun un·pros·trat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby prostrate
prostitute,
prostitution,
prostomiate,
prostomium,
prostoon,
prostrate,
prostration,
prostyle,
prosumer,
prosy,
prosyllogism
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British Dictionary definitions for prostrate
prostrate
adjective (ˈprɒstreɪt)
verb (prɒˈstreɪt) (tr)
Derived forms of prostrate
prostration, nounWord Origin for prostrate
C14: from Latin
prōsternere to throw to the ground, from
prō- before +
sternere to lay low
Scientific definitions for prostrate
prostrate
[ prŏs′trāt′ ]
Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.