how to pronounce prostrate

/ˈpɹɑːstɹɛɪt/

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prostrate is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of prostrate

adjective:

Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
Emotionally devastated.
Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
Lying flat, face-down.

verb:

To overcome or overpower.
To lie flat or face-down.
To cause to lie down, to flatten.
To throw oneself down in submission.

prostrate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word prostrate occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics prostrate can be related to

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