PROSTRATES Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

prostrates

verb

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present tense third-person singular of prostrate

as in weakens

to diminish the physical strength of an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia

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as in paralyzes

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine

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as in overwhelms

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress a widow prostrated by crushing grief

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as in downs

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the boxer bragged that he could prostrate any opponent with a single blow

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Everyone who fell severely ill from the mysterious disease was also severely malnourished, which weakens immunity.

Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The legislation also weakens the authority of the governor to fill vacancies on the state court of appeals and the state Supreme Court, while prohibiting the attorney general from taking legal positions contrary to the Legislature’s.

Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024

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