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Etymology

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Back-formation from prostrat.

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prostrar (first-person singular present prostro, first-person singular preterite prostrí, past participle prostrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (figurative, transitive) to overwhelm, to exhaust
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to prostrate oneself
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel
    Synonym: agenollar-se
  4. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) to kowtow, to acknowledge the superiority of another

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin prōsternō (to strew in front of).

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  • Hyphenation: pros‧trar

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prostrar (first-person singular present prostro, first-person singular preterite prostrei, past participle prostrado)

  1. (transitive) to prostrate (to lie flat or facedown)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to destroy
    Synonym: destruir
  3. (transitive) to humiliate
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get weak; to weaken
    Synonym: enfraquecer-se
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel; to kowtow
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to humiliate oneself; to act in a submissive manner
    Synonym: humilhar-se
  7. (reflexive) to prostrate (to throw oneself down in submission)

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