(anatomy) A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen.

(anatomy) The prostate gland.

Of or relating to the prostate gland.

Alternative spelling of pro-state

(finance) A preliminary prospectus, relating to a proposed company flotation, that does not state the expected price of shares.

(transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against. / (transitive, law) To charge, try. / To seek to obtain by legal process. / (transitive) To pursue something to the end.

Lying flat, face-down. / (figuratively) Emotionally devastated. / Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease. / (botany) Trailing on the ground; procumbent.

(often reflexive) To lie flat or face-down. / (also figuratively) To throw oneself down in submission. / To cause to lie down, to flatten. / (figuratively) To overcome or overpower.

A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.

The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor. / (law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. / (law) The prosecuting party.