Meaning Of Prostitute

v. t.

To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire.

v. t.

To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to prostitute official powers.

a.

Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes.

n.

A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot.

n.

A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire.