"prostrating" in the verb sense
1. prostrate, bow down
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
2. prostrate
render helpless or defenseless
"They prostrated the enemy"
3. prostrate
throw down flat, as on the ground
"She prostrated herself with frustration"
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