Prostrate
Pros"trate
(?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Prostrating.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn.[1913 Webster]
2. to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of efficiency; to ruin; as, to
prostrate a village; to
prostrate a government; to
prostrate law or justice.
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3. To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration; to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as, he
prostrated himself.
Milman.
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4. To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to reduce; as, a person
prostrated by fever.
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