prostrates
Lies face down
Prostrates means throws oneself flat on the ground, typically face down, as an act of worship, submission, or extreme reverence: The pilgrim prostrates himself before the shrine.
Extended meanings include overwhelming or exhausting completely: Grief prostrated her for weeks.
The word suggests total surrender—physical, emotional, or spiritual.
bows
Respectful forward bends
- kowtowsBows in servile respect
- genuflectsBends knee in reverence
- kneelsBends legs to ground
grovels · defers · humbles · abases · surrenders · yields · submits · worships · venerates · salutes
prone
Inclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- flatLacking vertical variation
reclining · stretched · sprawled · face-down · collapsed · floored · splayed · flattened · bowing · kneeling
- stunsamazes, astounds, dumbfounds, stuns, shocks
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
prostrateserects
Builds upright structures
stands · rises · elevates · straightens · gets up
prostratesinvigorates
Fills with energy
energizes · empowers · strengthens · revitalizes · emboldens
- lying prostrateFlat on one's front
prostrate, prostration, prostrated, prostrating, prostrations