Italian edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from the past participle form prostrato, from Latin prostrātus, past participle form of prōsternō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /proˈstra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pro‧strà‧re

Verb edit

prostràre (first-person singular present pròstro, first-person singular past historic prostrài, past participle prostràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to prostrate, to knock down
  2. (transitive, figurative) to weaken, to exhaust
  3. (transitive, figurative) to humiliate, to demean

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