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 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.
 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.
 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.
 4. To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever.
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