prostrate, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

prostrate (prostrates 3rd person present) (prostrating present participle) (prostrated past tense & past participle )
The verb is pronounced [PH:p][PH:r][PH:A][PH:s][PH:t][PH:r][PH:e][PH:I][PH:t][PH:,] [PH:A][PH:M] [PH:p][PH:r][PH:@][PH::][PH:s][PH:t][PH:r][PH:e][PH:I][PH:t]. The adjective is pronounced [PH:p][PH:r][PH:A][PH:s][PH:t][PH:r][PH:e][PH:I][PH:t].

1 verb If you prostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.
They prostrated themselves before their king. V pron-refl

2 adj If you are lying prostrate, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.
ADJ after v
Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.

3 adj If someone is prostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all.
FORMAL oft ADJ with n (=devastated)
I was prostrate with grief.