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Adjective prostrate has 2 senses

flat, prostrate - stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor"
Antonyms: erect, vertical, upright (indirect, via unerect)
prone, prostrate - lying face downward
Antonyms: erect, vertical, upright (indirect, via unerect)

Verb prostrate has 3 senses

prostrate, bow down - get into a prostrate position, as in submission
--₁ is one way to lie down, lie

Derived forms: noun prostration₂, noun prostration₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
prostrate - render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"
--₂ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun prostration₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
prostrate - throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself with frustration"
--₃ is one way to throw

Derived form: noun prostration₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody