prostitute

/ˈprɑs·tɪˌtut/ v [T]

Definition

› to sell yourself by having sex with people for money, or to force someone else to prostitute himself or herself: Hundreds of widowed or hungry women have had to prostitute themselves to survive.fig. Some critics say that he is prostituting his writing talent (= using it in a way that does not deserve respect, esp. to earn money).

(Definition of prostitute v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)