adj. Pprostreit/ 1 a lying face downwards, esp. in submission. b lying horizontally. 2 overcome, esp. by grief, exhaustion, etc. 3 growing along the ground. v. /pro’streit/ (ting) 1 lay or throw (esp. a person) flat. 2 refl. throw (oneself) down in submission etc. 3 overcome; make weak. o prostration /Prdstred(a)n/ n. [Latin prosterno strat throw in front]
