Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prone | No | Yes | No | No |
prostrate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
prone (adjective) | prostrate (adjective) |
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having a tendency (to); often used in combination | stretched out and lying at full length along the ground |
lying face downward | lying face downward |
prone (verb) | prostrate (verb) |
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render helpless or defenseless | |
throw down flat, as on the ground | |
get into a prostrate position, as in submission |