I. pros ‧ trate 1 /ˈprɒstreɪt $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of prosternere , from sternere 'to spread out, throw down' ]
1 . lying on your front with your face towards the ground:
They found him lying prostrate on the floor.
prostrate body/figure/form
2 . too shocked, upset, weak etc to be able to do anything
prostrate with
Julie was prostrate with grief after her father’s death.
—prostration /prɒˈstreɪʃ ə n $ prɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
II. pro ‧ strate 2 /prəˈstreɪt $ ˈprɑːstreɪt/ BrE AmE verb
1 . prostrate yourself to lie on your front with your face towards the ground, especially as an act of religious ↑ worship or as a sign of your willingness to obey someone
2 . [transitive usually passive] to make someone too shocked, upset, or weak to be able to do anything