prostrar

Etymology

From Latin prōsternō (“I strew in front of”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾos.tɾaɾ/
• Hyphenation: pros‧trar

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to prostrate (to lie flat or facedown)
2. (transitive, figuratively) to destroy
3. (transitive) to humiliate
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get weak; to weaken
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel; to kowtow
6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively) to humiliate oneself; to act in a submissive manner