prostrare

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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