prostrate | Definition of prostrate

prostrate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of prostrate

1 to diminish the physical strength of

an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia

Synonyms of prostrate

debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, etiolate, sap, soften, tire, waste, weaken

Words Related to prostrate

cripple, disable, hamstring, incapacitate

deplete, depress, exhaust, impoverish, unman, wash out

damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, invalid, lay up

break down, grind (down), wear down, wear out

Near Antonyms of prostrate

energize, invigorate, recruit, rejuvenate, vitalize

harden, season, toughen

Antonyms of prostrate

beef (up), fortify, strengthen

2 to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine

Synonyms of prostrate

cripple, disable, hamstring, immobilize, incapacitate, paralyze

Words Related to prostrate

attenuate, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, tire, undercut, undermine, weaken

Near Antonyms of prostrate

energize, galvanize, invigorate, vitalize

fortify, strengthen

freshen, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, restore, revitalize, revive

3 to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

a widow prostrated by crushing grief

Synonyms of prostrate

crush, devastate, floor, grind (down), oppress, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, snow under, swamp, whelm

Words Related to prostrate

deluge, drown, sink

confute, defeat, refute

break, demoralize, distress, disturb, rock, shatter, stagger, throw, unman, unnerve, upset

4 to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

the boxer bragged that he could prostrate any opponenent with a single blow

Synonyms of prostrate

bowl (down or over), down, drop, fell, floor, knock down, knock over, level, mow (down)

Words Related to prostrate

kayo, knock out, KO

overthrow, throw down, topple

bang, bash, belt, bludgeon, clobber, hammer, hit, jab, paste, poke, pound, punch, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, swat, swipe, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale