̘. ̈a.ˈprɔstreɪt adj. & v. --adj. 1 a lying
face downwards,
esp. in
submission. b lying horizontally. 2
overcome, esp. by
grief,
exhaustion, etc. (prostrate
with self-pity). 3
Bot. growing
along the ground. --v.tr. 1 lay (a
person etc.) flat on the ground. 2 (refl.)
throw (oneself) down in submission etc. 3 (of
fatigue,
illness, etc.) overcome;
reduce to
extreme physical weakness. øøprostration n. [ME f. L prostratus
past part. of prosternere (as
PRO-(1), sternere stratlay flat)]