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  1. prostrate, bow downverb

    get into a prostrate position, as in submission

    Synonyms:
    bow, prostrate

  2. bow, bow downverb

    bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

    "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

    Synonyms:
    give in, prostrate, bow, stoop, submit, accede, bend, crouch, defer

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Editors Contribution5.0 / 1 vote

  1. genuflectverb

    extreme form of formal bowing which includes kneeling on one knee

    Submitted by graham1618 on April 13, 2022  

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  1. Sarah Sanders:

    My opponents will do everything in their power to destroy me, but I will not apologize for who I am, for who I’m fighting for. I’m fighting for you. I will not retreat, I will not surrender and I will not bow down to the radical left.

  2. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

    If they are going to take a filibustering stance, we will not allow parliament to be jammed up and will not bow down to threats.

  3. Picturing Mustafa:

    I went [ in Zulu ]' All hail the king ; bow down in the presence of the royal family.' It was inspired by a vision or dream that most of us South Africans were visualizing : Nelson Mandela taking the podium to become the first black president, so it's just a dual story that was happening at the same time -- and thankfully the chemistry worked and the magic happened.

  4. Christina Rossetti:

    Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.

  5. Manasseh Sogavare:

    I’m not going to bow down to anyone. We are intact, the government’s intact and we’re going to defend democracy.


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