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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.
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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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