prostitute
verb [T] /ˈprɒs.tɪ.tjuːt/
/ˈprɑː.stɪ.tuːt/ formal disapprovingDefinition
› to use yourself or your abilities or beliefs in a way that does not deserve respect, especially in order to get money: Some critics say he prostituted his musical skills by going into pop rather than staying with classical music. He went to work in Hollywood and was accused of prostituting himself.Using and misusing prostitute yourself formal › to have sex for moneySexual devices and the sex industry
(Definition of prostitute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (START USING)
- adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)
- avail yourself of sth phrasal verb
- be (of) (any/some) use idiom
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- exhaust verb (USE)
- get/muscle in on the act idiom
- give/allow sth full play idiom
- go into sth phrasal verb (BE USED)
- go through sth phrasal verb (USE)
- gobble sth up phrasal verb
- spare verb (TRY HARD)
- spent adjective
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- tap verb (GET)
- trade on sth phrasal verb
- turn sth over phrasal verb (USE)
- turn to sth phrasal verb
- turn/use sth to good account idiom
- underused adjective
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Using and misusing
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