- prostrate yourself
- to lie on the ground with your face downwards as a sign of respect or worship
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prostrate yourself — phrase to lie on the ground with your face downwards as a sign of respect or worship Thesaurus: praising and worshipping a god or godshyponym miscellaneous religions and their membershyponym Main entry: prostrate * * * prostrate yourself : to lie … Useful english dictionary
prostrate — prostrates, prostrating, prostrated (The verb is pronounced [[t]prɒstre͟ɪt, AM prɑ͟ːstreɪt[/t]]u>. The adjective is pronounced [[t]prɒ̱streɪt[/t]]u>.) 1) VERB If you prostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front,… … English dictionary
prostrate — pros|trate1 [ˈprɔstreıt US ˈpra: ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prostrate — I UK [ˈprɒstreɪt] / US [ˈprɑˌstreɪt] adjective formal 1) a) lying with your body completely flat, for example because you are ill or tired b) lying flat on the ground with your face downwards as a sign of respect or worship 2) extremely tired or… … English dictionary
prostrate — pros|trate1 [ pra,streıt ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) lying with your body completely flat, for example because you are sick or tired a ) lying flat on the ground with your face downward as a sign of respect or worship 2. ) extremely tired or upset… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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