1. lying flat on the ground, especially face downward
2. completely overcome or helpless, especially from exhaustion or grief

1. to throw oneself flat on the ground, typically in reverence or submission
2. to reduce to a state of physical weakness or emotional helplessness

Examples

• The exhausted hiker lay prostrate on the trail.
• She was prostrate with grief after hearing the news.
• The worshippers prostrated themselves before the altar.
• The heat prostrated the marathon runners.
• He found himself prostrate on the ground after the fall.
• The illness left her prostrate for weeks.
• The pilgrims prostrated themselves at the shrine.