transitive verb prostituted -·tut′ed, prostituting -·tut′·ing

1. to sell the services of (oneself or another) for purposes of sexual intercourse
2. to sell (oneself, one's artistic or moral integrity,etc.) for low or unworthy purposes

Etymology: < L prostitutus, pp. of prostituere < pro-, before + statuere, to cause to stand, akin to stare, stand

adjective

noun

1. 1. a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual activity for pay; whore; harlot
   2. a man who engages in such activity, esp. homosexual acts, for pay
2. a person, as a writer, artist, etc., who sells his or her services for low or unworthy purposes