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Prostitute
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes. Made bold by want, and prostitute for bread. Prior