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noun | verb prostituteprostitute1 /ˈprɑstəˌtut/ noun [countable] someone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with people noun | verb prostituteprostitute2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYprostitute2Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of prostituere to show publicly, offer for sale VERB TABLEprostitute |
Present | I, you, we, they | prostitute | | he, she, it | prostitutes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prostituted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prostituted | | he, she, it | has prostituted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prostituted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prostitute | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prostituted |
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Present | I | am prostituting | | he, she, it | is prostituting | | you, we, they | are prostituting | Past | I, he, she, it | was prostituting | | you, we, they | were prostituting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been prostituting | | he, she, it | has been prostituting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been prostituting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be prostituting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been prostituting |
1formal if someone prostitutes a skill, ability, important principle, etc., he or she uses it in a way that does not show its true value, usually to earn money2prostitute yourself a)to have sex in return for money b)to do low quality work because you need money, even though you have the ability to do better |