[pros.trate] adj [ME prostrat, fr. L prostratus, pp. of prosternere, fr. pro- before + sternere to spread out, throw down--more at strew] (14c) 1: stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; also: lying flat
2: completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise "was ~ from the heat"
3: trailing on the ground: procumbent "~ shrub" syn see prone
[2]pros.trate vt pros.trat.ed ; pros.trat.ing (15c) 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 ~ itself in official apology --Claudia Cassidy"
3: to reduce to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion "was prostrated with grief"