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Webster 1913 Edition

Prostitute

Pros′ti-tute

,
Verb.
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

,
Adj.
[L.
prostitutus
, p. p.]
Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes.
Made bold by want, and
prostitute
for bread.
Prior

Pros′ti-tute

,
Noun.
[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.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prostitute

PROS'TITUTE

,
Verb.
T.
[L.prostituo; pro and statuo, to set.]
1.
To offer freely to a lewd use, or to indiscriminate lewdness.
Do not prostitute thy daughter. Lev.19.
2.
To give up to any vile or infamous purpose; to devote to any thing base; to sell to wickedness; as, to prostitute talents to the propagation of infidel principles, to prostitute the press to the publication of blasphemy.
3.
To offer or expose upon vile terms or to unworthy persons.

PROS'TITUTE

,
Adj.
Openly devoted to lewdness; sold to wickedness or to infamous purposes.
Made bold by want and prostitute for bread.

PROS'TITUTE

,
Noun.
A female given to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet.
1.
A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire.
No hireling she, no prostitute to praise.

Definition 2024

prostitutė

prostitutė

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Lithuanian

Noun

prostitùtė f ‎(plural prostitùtės) stress pattern 2

  1. prostitute

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