prostitute
verb/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/
/ˈprɑːstɪtuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prostitute | /ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/ /ˈprɑːstɪtuːt/ |
| he / she / it prostitutes | /ˈprɒstɪtjuːts/ /ˈprɑːstɪtuːts/ |
| past simple prostituted | /ˈprɒstɪtjuːtɪd/ /ˈprɑːstɪtuːtɪd/ |
| past participle prostituted | /ˈprɒstɪtjuːtɪd/ /ˈprɑːstɪtuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form prostituting | /ˈprɒstɪtjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːstɪtuːtɪŋ/ |
- prostitute something/yourself (disapproving) to use your skills, abilities, etc. to do something that earns you money but that other people do not respect because you are capable of doing something better
- Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.
- prostitute yourself to work as a prostitute
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): from Latin prostitut- ‘exposed publicly, offered for sale’, from the verb prostituere, from pro- ‘before’ + statuere ‘set up, place’.
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