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单词 prostitute
释义

prostitute

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verb

pros·​ti·​tute ˈprä-stə-ˌtüt How to pronounce prostitute (audio)
-ˌtyüt
prostituted; prostituting; prostitutes

transitive verb

1
: to offer for sexual intercourse in exchange for pay
prostitute oneself
2
: to devote to corrupt or unworthy purposes : debase
prostitute one's talents

intransitive verb

: to act as a prostitute : to prostitute oneself
When she prostituted, she worked as a call girl … Joanne Meyerowitz
prostitutor
ˈprä-stə-ˌtü-tər How to pronounce prostitute (audio)
-ˌtyü-
noun

prostitute

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adjective

: devoted to corrupt purposes : prostituted

prostitute

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noun

plural prostitutes
1
: a person who engages in sexual intercourse in exchange for pay
2
: a person (such as a writer or painter) who deliberately debases his or her talents (as for money)

Synonyms

Verb

  • abase
  • bastardize
  • canker
  • cheapen
  • corrupt
  • debase
  • debauch
  • degrade
  • demean
  • demoralize
  • deprave
  • deteriorate
  • lessen
  • pervert
  • poison
  • profane
  • subvert
  • vitiate
  • warp

Noun

  • bawd
  • call girl
  • cocotte
  • courtesan
  • drab
  • hooker
  • hustler
  • sex worker
  • streetwalker
  • tart
  • whore
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Example Sentences

Verb a writer who prostituted his talents by writing commercials a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money Noun was caught procuring the services of a prostitute
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Roberts portrays prostitute Vivian Ward, who is hired by businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) to be his fake girlfriend for a week of events in Los Angeles. The Editors, Town & Country, 9 July 2022 Gormican and co-writer Kevin Etten don’t account for filmgoers’ ironic awareness that actors can prostitute themselves and occasionally redeem lousy assignments with exemplary work. Armond White, National Review, 22 Apr. 2022 Prosecutors said Price met the two underage girls from Texas through Instagram and encouraged both to prostitute themselves. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020 But over the years, like in Venice and Barcelona, floods of visitors have overwhelmed local lives -- from puking stoners to prostitute stalkers. Ruben Munsterman, Fortune, 9 June 2020 The victim told police that Veasley spoke to her about prostituting herself and provided her with a pack of condoms. Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2020 Celia now takes refuge in a ravine beneath a highway overpass with other homeless children who dumpster dive for food and prostitute themselves for a few dollars or the promise of a hot meal or drugs. Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019 The woman testified that Tawfeeq talked to her about how to prostitute herself to make extra money. Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019 His mother, who could not read or write, sometimes prostituted herself to keep food on the table. New York Times, 5 Dec. 2019
Adjective
Police are thinking differently about the undetermined death of a woman previously thought to have been killed in a rash of prostitute murders on Long Island, New York. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 May 2022 But the record suggests that Comey might have had another reason for taking the unverified story of the prostitute video to Trump. New York Times, 15 Jan. 2017 Now Julianna cobbles together a living as a cocktail waitress, part-time exotic dancer and quasi-prostitute. Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Aug. 2020
Noun
He was released on bond and was busted during the sting for soliciting a prostitute. Landon Mion, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2022 In 2019, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with soliciting a prostitute at a Florida massage parlor. cleveland, 17 July 2022 Bisa and Lee French have alleged that McNair, who also uses the moniker Joe Goldman, manipulated their relative into becoming a prostitute in Oakland. Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2022 When one of the agents refused to pay, the prostitute protested and word leaked out. William Neuman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 The prostitute pal Ophelia, who comes to Louis’ rescue —played by Jamie Lee Curtis in the film — is now a kindly Puerto Rican drag queen (Michael Longoria). Frank Rizzo, Variety, 7 June 2022 The highly unusual mid-trial hearing centered on information about one prostitute. Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2022 In 1933, a massively influential Soviet propaganda booklet accused Röhm of manipulating an impressionable young gay prostitute into burning down the Reichstag, hastening the Nazi rise to power. James Kirchick, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 The responsibility falls to Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), as the only way to infiltrate the oligarch's mansion is to pose as a female prostitute. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1563, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Legal Definition

prostitute 1 of 2

noun

pros·​ti·​tute
ˈpräs-tə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt
: a person who engages in sexual activity indiscriminately especially for money compare panderer, pimp

prostitute

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transitive verb

prostituted; prostituting
: to offer as a prostitute

History and Etymology for prostitute

Transitive verb

Latin prostitutus, past participle of prostituere, from pro- before + statuere to cause to stand, place

prostitute 1 of 2

noun

as in hooker
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money was caught procuring the services of a prostitute

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hooker
  • whore
  • courtesan
  • madam
  • streetwalker
  • madame
  • bawd
  • tart
  • hustler
  • drab
  • sex worker
  • cocotte
  • call girl
  • woman of the street
  • floozy
  • tramp
  • floozie
  • siren
  • hussy
  • chippy
  • temptress
  • flirt
  • minx
  • chippie
  • libertine
  • coquette
  • vamp
  • tempter
  • doxie
  • jade
  • doxy
  • wench

prostitute

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verb

1
as in to debauch
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • debauch
  • pervert
  • corrupt
  • humiliate
  • poison
  • disgrace
  • degrade
  • subvert
  • canker
  • deteriorate
  • deprave
  • dirty
  • shame
  • damage
  • abase
  • debase
  • ruin
  • profane
  • demean
  • weaken
  • dilute
  • destroy
  • taint
  • humble
  • mar
  • bastardize
  • thin
  • dishonor
  • water down
  • cheapen
  • harm
  • wreck
  • warp
  • pollute
  • demoralize
  • hurt
  • contaminate
  • defile
  • vitiate
  • lessen
  • stain
  • flaw
  • impair
  • begrime
  • tarnish
  • spoil
  • blemish
  • take down
  • befoul
  • deface
  • downgrade
  • descend
  • depreciate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • honor
  • better
  • uplift
  • improve
  • perfect
  • elevate
  • ennoble
  • clean
  • dignify
  • exalt
  • enhance
  • enrich
  • ameliorate
  • cleanse
  • respect
  • amend
  • restore
  • clarify
  • purify
  • refine
  • meliorate
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2
as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use urged not to prostitute her musical talents by writing jingles for TV commercials

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • abuse
  • misuse
  • pervert
  • profane
  • misapply
  • corrupt
  • misemploy
  • degrade
  • twist
  • desecrate
  • debase
  • mismanage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • use
  • employ
  • apply
  • utilize
  • respect
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