Deprostrate

/dɪˈprɒstreɪt/ verb

Definition

To remove from a prostrate position; to raise up from lying flat (extremely rare or obsolete).

Etymology

From de- (remove/reverse) + prostrate (from Latin prostratus, 'thrown down'). This is a highly archaic formation that rarely if ever appears in modern English.

Kelly Says

Deprostrate is almost certainly a ghost word—a formation that sounds like it should exist but barely appears in any actual texts, representing English's tendency to create logical possibilities that never achieve real usage.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አራት
a.rat
ARالعربية
ممدوح
mam.dūḥ
BNবাংলা
পড়ে
po.ɽe
CACatalà
prostrat
pros.tɾat
CSČeština
ležící
lɛ.ʒi.tɪ
DADansk
liggende
li.ɡən.də
DEDeutsch
niedergeworfen
niː.dɐ.ɡə.ˈvɔʁ.fən
ELΕλληνικά
πεσμένος
pes.menos
ESEspañol
postrado
pos.tɾa.do
FAفارسی
افتاده
of.tā.de
FISuomi
makaa
ma.kaa
FRFrançais
prostré
pʁɔ.stʁe
GUGU
પડેલ
pa.ḍel
HAHA
fara
fa.ra
HEעברית
נופל
no.fal
HIहिन्दी
नतमस्तक
natamastak
HUMagyar
fekvő
fɛ.kø
IDBahasa Indonesia
tergeletak
tər.ɡə.lɛ.tak
IGIG
da
da
ITItaliano
prostrato
pros.tɾa.to
JA日本語
倒れる
tao.re.ru
KKKK
жатылған
jatyłğan
KMKM
ដំណាក់
dɔm.naak
KO한국어
엎드려
yeod.dyeo
MRMR
पडलेला
pa.ḍle.la
MSBahasa Melayu
tergeletak
tər.ɡə.lɛ.tak
MYမြန်မာ
လဲလျောက်
lɛ.lyauk
NLNederlands
neergeworpen
neːr.ɣə.ˈvɔrpən
NONorsk
liggende
li.ɡən.də
PAPA
ਪਿਆ
pi.a
PLPolski
położony
pɔ.ˈwo.ʐɔ.nɨ
PTPortuguês
prostrado
pros.tɾa.do
RORomână
întins
ɨn.tins
RUРусский
простёртый
pro.stʲɔr.tɨj
SVSvenska
liggande
lɪɡ.ɡandɛ
SWKiswahili
kulalia
ku.la.lia
TAதமிழ்
விழுந்த
vi.ʐunt
TEతెలుగు
పడిపోయిన
pa.ḍi.poyina
THไทย
นอนคว่ำ
non.kʰwa.mɛ
TLTL
nangalunod
naŋ.ga.lunod
TRTürkçe
yığılmış
jɯ.ɣɯl.mɯʃ
UKУкраїнська
простертий
pro.ster.tɪj
URاردو
گراہٹ
giraht
VITiếng Việt
nghiêng
ŋiəŋ
YOYO
yọ
jo
ZH中文
俯卧
fǔ wò
ZUZU
ukwazi
u.kwa.zi

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