Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to prostrate
Participle: prostrated
Gerund: prostrating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | prostrate |
| you | prostrate |
| he;she;it | prostrates |
| we | prostrate |
| you | prostrate |
| they | prostrate |
Perfect
| I | have prostrated |
| you | have prostrated |
| he;she;it | has prostrated |
| we | have prostrated |
| you | have prostrated |
| they | have prostrated |
Past
| I | prostrated |
| you | prostrated |
| he;she;it | prostrated |
| we | prostrated |
| you | prostrated |
| they | prostrated |
Pluperfect
| I | had prostrated |
| you | had prostrated |
| he;she;it | had prostrated |
| we | had prostrated |
| you | had prostrated |
| they | had prostrated |
Future
| I | will prostrate |
| you | will prostrate |
| he;she;it | will prostrate |
| we | will prostrate |
| you | will prostrate |
| they | will prostrate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prostrated |
| you | will have prostrated |
| he;she;it | will have prostrated |
| we | will have prostrated |
| you | will have prostrated |
| they | will have prostrated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | prostrate |
| you | prostrate |
| he;she;it | prostrate |
| we | prostrate |
| you | prostrate |
| they | prostrate |
Perfect
| I | have prostrated |
| you | have prostrated |
| he;she;it | have prostrated |
| we | have prostrated |
| you | have prostrated |
| they | have prostrated |
Imperfect
| I | prostrated |
| you | prostrated |
| he;she;it | prostrated |
| we | prostrated |
| you | prostrated |
| they | prostrated |
Pluperfect
| I | had prostrated |
| you | had prostrated |
| he;she;it | had prostrated |
| we | had prostrated |
| you | had prostrated |
| they | had prostrated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would prostrate |
| you | would prostrate |
| he;she;it | would prostrate |
| we | would prostrate |
| you | would prostrate |
| they | would prostrate |
Perfect
| I | would have prostrated |
| you | would have prostrated |
| he;she;it | would have prostrated |
| we | would have prostrated |
| you | would have prostrated |
| they | would have prostrated |
Imperative
| you | prostrate |
| we | Let's prostrate |
| you | prostrate |
Verbs conjugated like 'prostrate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'prostrate'
frustrate,
postdate,
prestate,
properate,
prorate,
apostate,
arbitrate,
castrate,
crossdate,
crossmate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- come to the ground deliberately
- fall
- abase
- bow, kneel, crawl, yield, surrender, obey, grovel
- overthrow
- reduce, floor, overcome, defeat, destroy, wreck, ruin
Antonyms
- abase
- dignify, exalt, extol, glorify
- overthrow
- reinstate, restore, revive, regenerate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1380, from L. prostratus, pp. of prosternere "strew in front, throw down," from pro- "forth" + sternere "to spread out," from PIE base *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (see structure). The verb is attested from c.1400, from the adj. Prostration "action of prostrating oneself" is from 1526; meaning "weakness, exhaustion, dejection" is from 1651.
2. From Middle English prostraten (“(reflexive) to prostrate; (with doun) to fall down in a state of humility or submission”), from prostrat(e) (“prostrate, prostrated”, also used as the past participle of prostraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin prōstrātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Sample Sentences
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Miss Ophelia shut her mouth for a season. But, now that Eva was fairly and visibly prostrated, and a doctor called, Marie, all on a sudden, took a new turn.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] true, ” said St. Clare, “ that Eva is very delicate, _that_ I always knew; and that she has grown so rapidly as to exhaust her strength; and that her situation is critical. But just now she is only prostrated by the heat of the weather, and by the excitement of her cousin's visit, and the exertions she made. The physician says there is room for hope. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)