Pros"ti*tute (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostituted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Prostituting.] [L. prostitutus, p. p. of prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to put, place. See Statute.] 1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire. "Do not prostitute thy daughter." Lev. xix. 29.

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

Pros"ti*tute, a. [L. prostitutus, p. p.] Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes.

Made bold by want, and prostitute for bread.

Pros"ti*tute, n. [L. prostituta.] 1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot.

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

No hireling she, no prostitute to praise.

• a person (often a woman or girl) who performs sexual activity for payment
       Synonyms - see WikiSaurus:prostitute
  
• a person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people.
       Synonyms - see WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman,WikiSaurus:promiscuous man
  
• a person who does, or offers to do, an activity for money, despite personal dislike or dishonour
       Synonyms - sell out
  
• (usually reflexively) to perform sexual activity for money
  
• to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themself