See Also: prostitute(medicine)
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prostitute(dictionary)
prostitute 1, noun(dictionary)
prostitute 2, verb(dictionary)

prostitute (iou)



prostitute verb. M16.
[Latin prostitut- pa. ppl stem of prostituere: see PROSTITUTE noun.]
verb trans. Offer (esp. a woman) for sexual activity in return for payment; esp. (refl.) (usu. of a woman) engage in sexual activity promiscuously or (now chiefly) in return for payment. M16.
b. verb intrans. Act as a prostitute. rare. M17-M18.
c. verb trans. Seduce (a woman). rare. M17.
verb trans.
a. Offer with complete devotion or self-denial. M16-L17.
b. Expose or subject to a destructive agency. Only in 17.
c. Exhibit shamefully or degradingly to public view. Only in 17.
verb trans. fig. Put (one's talents, skills, etc.) to an unworthy or corrupt use or purpose, sacrifice (self-respect, honour, etc.), for the sake of personal or financial gain. L16.
Royal Air Force Journal Technical skill prostituted in the name of death..and destruction.
verb trans. Prostrate. E-M17.
prostitutor noun E17.