adj.
Pronunciation: ' prä- ˌ str ā t, esp Brit prä- '
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: pros · trat · ed ; pros · trat · ing
Date: 15th century
1 : to throw or put into a prostrate position
2 : to put (oneself) in a humble and submissive posture or state <the whole town had to prostrate itself in official apology ― Claudia Cassidy>
3 : to reduce to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion <was prostrated with grief>