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I . pros·trate ADJ [ˈprɒstreɪt, Am ˈprɑ:-]

1. prostrate (face downward):

prostrate
to lie prostrate on sth

2. prostrate (overcome):

prostrate
to be prostrate with sth
to be prostrate with grief

II . pros·trate VB trans [prɒsˈtreɪt, Am ˈprɑ:streɪt]

to prostrate oneself

prostrate stem [ˌprɒstreɪtˈstem]

prostrate stem

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lie prostrate on sth
to be prostrate with grief

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It is an evergreen, prostrate, slender twiner, nearly hairless, with sparse, succulent leaves.
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It is an annual or possibly sometimes perennial herb growing prostrate to upright in form, thin to fleshy and usually hairless in texture.
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Heights vary from prostrate to 1.5 metres high.
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This plant is prostrate, its hairy stems trailing up to 2 meters long.
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The trunk is usually prostrate, but may sometimes be erect.
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It is a prostrate plant, with stems growing along the ground up to 45 cm or longer.
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The stems are usually erect, prostrate or decumbent to ascending, and are stout and corymbed branched.
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When the trumpets sound the signal, all the people who were within the sacrifice prostrate themselves, stretching out flat, face down and on the ground.
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This is an annual herb growing as a prostrate mat or taking a somewhat erect form.
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A kora is performed by walking or repeatedly prostrating oneself.
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