to prostitute
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/
- NSFW
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prostituirse
- Living in poverty, he felt he had no choice but to prostitute himself for survival.
- prostituted women
- prostituted girl
And I would see friends, moms prostituting, like I said, like it was.
- And I would see friends, moms prostituting, like I said, like it was.
- And I'd see these young girls hooked on crack prostituting on Fremont Street.
- Then I came back up to came back up to LA and on the newscast that exact same week, it was talking about a young girl who was prostituting herself on Long Beach Blvd.
- I myself, I haven't been prostituted, but I have been molested by my own family member.
- And as long as I know in my heart who I am and what my intentions are, somebody prostituting, that just doesn't bother me.
- But we had a lady that called in and she was talking about prostituting.
Examples
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It's full of charlatans who prostitute their talent for money.
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The press carries reports that Joshua prostituted himself to support his drug habit.
Fiction book (1999) -
You know, in Vegas you just have to watch yourself not to prostitute yourself.
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I have no way of earning money unless I just go and prostitute down on the street.
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By her second week, she was using heroin, and by her fourth, she was prostituting herself to pay for it.
Academic text (2010) -
Barb ran away at age 13 because she was "in love"; she prostituted for the first time at age 15.
Academic text (2000) -
In order to pay for Beloved's gravestone, for example, she prostitutes herself with the stone carver.
Academic text (1996) -
She decided to prostitute herself to pay for her college tuition.
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Out of desperation, she began to prostitute herself to support her family.
Synonyms
11
9.9
To have sex with a customer for money
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9.8
To have sex with people for money
To have sex with someone for money
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Prostitute comes from old Latin parts pro- 'forward' and -stitute from statuere 'to set or place', so it originally meant to 'set forward' or 'expose' someone for sale. That's why to prostitute yourself means to offer your body for money.