prostituting

Verb

prostitute (third-person singular simple present prostitutes, present participle prostituting, simple past and past participle prostituted)

1. (reflexive, transitive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
   • Do not prostitute thy daughter.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus xix:29

   Synonyms:

   sell one's body, pimp

2. (derogatory, transitive) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
   • [T]heſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom.1740, John Dyer, “The Ruins of Rome. A Poem.”, in Poems. … Viz. I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books, London: Printed by John Hughs, for Messrs. R[obert] and J[ames]...

   Synonyms:

   sell out

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