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    prostitute
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    pros‧ti‧tute1 /ˈprɒstətjuːt, ˈprɒstɪtjuːt $ ˈprɑːstətuːt/ noun [countable]
    someone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with people

    II
    prostitute2 verb
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: past participle of prostituere 'to show publicly, offer for sale'
    1. [transitive] if someone prostitutes a skill, ability, important principle etc, they use it in a way that does not show its true value, usually to earn money:
        Friends from the theater criticized him for prostituting his talent in the movies.
    2. prostitute yourself to work as a prostitute