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prostrate
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synonyms: prone, procumbent ???
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Definition:lying face-down stretched out on the ground, often refers to a submissive posture
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Queen: Dragging you all the way across town again just to say sorry for dragging you all the way across town the first time! It was Melchett's idea.I think it's wonderful, don't you?
Blackadder: It's fantastic. Melchett, I prostrate myself at the feet of the world's greatest living comedian. (bows)
BBC. Blackadder, season 2: Money
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I sank prostrate with my face to the ground.
Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre (1847)
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Linton had sunk prostrate again in another paroxysm of helpless fear
Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights (1847)
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As I passed him, his teeth loudly chattered in his head, and with every mark of extreme humiliation, he prostrated himself in the dust.
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)
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he was brought back at death’s door. I shouldn’t have known him. Prostration complète, the doctor said.
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I drew a blanket up over the old man’s prostrate form, and tiptoed away, leaving him dreaming by the fire.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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He was aghast at his hesitation and, trying to arouse his former devotional feeling, prostrated himself before the Gates of the Temple
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: With bonus material from Give War and Peace A Chance by Andrew D. Kaufman
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He lay prostrate on the floor of the church with his arms stretch out on either side [...].
Sue Monk Kidd. The Mermaid Chair, p.46 (2005)
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He stared over at Franny's prostrate, face-down position on the couch,
J.D. Salinger. Franny and Zooey, p.171 (1955)
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There was undoubtedly a blinding flash of light. Winston was not hurt, only prostrated.
George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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This failed to drive Buck from his prostrate rival, and the butt of the whip was brought into play.
Jack London. The Call of the Wild (1903)
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