(a.) Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate.
(a.) Lying at mercy, as a supplicant.
(a.) Lying in a humble, lowly, or suppliant posture.
(a.) Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
(v. t.) To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants.
(v. t.) to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of efficiency; to ruin; as, to prostrate a village; to prostrate a government; to prostrate law or justice.
(v. t.) To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration; to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as, he prostrated himself.
(v. t.) To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever.
Example Sentences:
(1) Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and prostration.
(2) The clinical course was characterized by severe prostration, persistently high spiking fever, and continuous development of enlarged lymph nodes.
(3) This rare esophageal rupture should be suspected in any chest injury patients, especially those characterized by extreme cyanosis, dyspnea, shock, and prostration incompatible with thoracic cage injury.
(4) In 352 patients affected with chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) the authors simultaneously detected a solid second tumour 22 times (= 6.22%) (6 cancers of the prostrate, 5 cancers of the skin, 4 cancers of the uterus, 2 cancers of the stomach, 2 cancers of the lung, one case of rectal and mamma cancer each and one case of eye sarcoma).
(5) The cranial tumor disappeared after irradiation but he died of metastases and general prostration.
(6) Severe hypotension, fluid retention, watery diarrhea, and central nervous deficits culminated in a profound prostration as the dose-limiting toxicity.
(7) The specificity, sedimentation coefficient on sucrose gradient, and sensitivity to sulfhydryl reagents and heat of this dihydrotestosterone-binding protein are typical of the cytoplasmic androgen receptor from other androgen target tissues such as prostrate.
(8) Complications were intractable fever, obstruction of the cannula, and prostration, resulting in interruption and discontinuity of this strategy within 11 weeks (in all cases).
(9) Scotland regained the lead after 53 minutes when they played on as a Malta player lay prostrate near the halfway line following a challenge by Hanley and Martin converted a low cross from eight yards.
(10) At variance in all controls, gastrointestinal symptoms were long lasting and associated with major prostration due to electrolyte and fluid loss.
(11) Though farmers comprise just 0.3% of the population of England and 1.4% of the rural population , ministers treat them and their lobbyists as an idol before which they must prostrate themselves.
(12) Administration of .2 ml of LHAS resulted in a significant reduction in the weights of the dorsolateral prostrate, coagulating glands, seminal vesicles, and Cowpers glands compared with intact controls (p. less than .05), and the weights were comparable with those in castrate controls.
(13) I have lots of friends in the Jewish community, and, yes, I can prostrate myself no further, it's just a stupid thing to say, and I didn't even … I accept I said it, and I am conscious that my speech isn't always as balanced as it should be."
(14) Five patients over the age of 55 years showed slight enlargement of the prostrate.
(15) A thousand came to his fringe event, prostrated themselves – a "hot" Tory in the era of austerity!
(16) By contrast, toxic doses of l-homoarginine, l-lysine, l-leucine and ammonium acetate caused dyspnoea, extreme prostration, and in some cases coma in 15-30min., and increased the concentration of ammonia of blood significantly and the concentration of glutamine of brain slightly.
(17) Difficult though it may be, we must prostrate ourselves in the face of public sentiment and continue to do so until there is genuine belief that we regret what has happened and the part we played in it".
(18) But as Theresa May prostrates Britain before her head-chopping friends in Saudi Arabia, her strategy is clear.
(19) Calves fed sporocysts of Sarcocystis isolated from the feces of dogs and coyotes became anorectic, lost weight, and became anemic and prostrate, and died.
(20) The disease was characterised by fever, ataxia, posterior paresis, circling and hyperaesthesia progressing to prostration.
Tired
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Tire
(a.) Weary; fatigued; exhausted.
Example Sentences:
(1) As he sits in Athens wondering when the International Monetary Fund is going to deliver another bailout, George Papandreou might be tempted to hum a few lines of Tired of Waiting for You.
(2) I was so tired I just used to fall asleep on my feet.
(3) According to articles presented by Breitbart, Clinton is tired and ailing.
(4) That may sound familiar to Tottenham fans, who grew tired with their team’s aimless, sideways passing under André Villas-Boas.
(5) I’m personally sick and tired of Pristina and Belgrade, because we’ve been victimised by high politicians.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The bridge connecting the Albanian and Serb parts of Mitrovica.
(6) An example calculation of rolling resistance for a polyurethane tire is given in detail.
(7) The extent of inadequate rest has prompted fears that many people are too tired to do their jobs properly, with some so sleep-deprived their brains are as confused as if they had consumed too much alcohol.
(8) Do you not get tired of the mass surveillance in this country?” Finicum told reporters.
(9) We’re tired of answering these questions,” one woman said.
(10) I’m tired, man.” But he hopes that it might be done quickly.
(11) I, along with many others, am tired of this toxic propaganda.
(12) Further the diabetics claimed to be more tired and diabetic males had more sexual concerns.
(13) Apart from that, it’s becoming increasingly tiring to see people posing about how there is no point voting because it’s all rigged, the politicians are all the same and the rest.
(14) In any case, people had tired of combative rhetoric and wanted softer platitudes.
(15) There is no guarantee of surgical success with such an injury but Murray was tiring of the constant reliance on pain killers to get through tough matches.
(16) The concentrations of 1-NP and airborne particulates changed significantly in all examined areas in parallel with the rise and fall of the frequencies of studded tire use.
(17) Transposable and interspersed repetitive elements (TIREs) are ubiquitous features of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
(18) The players come to Australia tired and exhausted already because they’ve been going since mid-November.” Another issue is the way the women treat their practice time.
(19) But when you're tired, you've played in 94 or 95 minutes, players choose power rather than technique, rather than placing it.
(20) On the return journey, the tired passengers exchange smuggling anecdotes and safety tips.