prostrar

From Latin prōsternō (“I strew in front of”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾos.tɾaɾ/
• Hyphenation: pros‧trar

prostrar (first-person singular present indicative prostro, past participle prostrado)

1. (transitive) to prostrate (to lie flat or facedown)
2. (transitive, figuratively) to destroy

   Synonym: destruir

3. (transitive) to humiliate
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get weak; to weaken

   Synonym: enfraquecer-se

5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel; to kowtow
6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively) to humiliate oneself; to act in a submissive manner

   Synonym: humilhar-se

7. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of prostrar
8. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of prostrar
9. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of prostrar
10. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of prostrar