Main Entry: ¹pros·ti·tute

Pronunciation: \ˈpräs-tə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): pros·ti·tut·ed; pros·ti·tut·ing

Etymology: Latin prostitutus, past participle of prostituere, from pro- before + statuere to station — more at pro-, statute

Date: 1530

1 : to offer indiscriminately for sexual intercourse especially for money
2 : to devote to corrupt or unworthy purposes : debase <prostitute one's talents>

— pros·ti·tu·tor \-ˌtü-tər, -ˌtyü-\ noun