[pros.ti.tute] vt -tut.ed ; -tut.ing [L prostitutus, pp. of prostituere, fr. pro- before + statuere to station--more at pro-, statute] (1530) 1: to offer indiscriminately for sexual intercourse esp. for money
2: to devote to corrupt or unworthy purposes: debase "~ one's talents" -- pros.ti.tu.tor n
[2]prostitute adj (1563): devoted to corrupt purposes: prostituted [3]prostitute n (1613) 1 a: a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse esp. for money: whore b: a male who engages in sexual and esp. homosexual practices for money
2: a person (as a writer or painter) who deliberately debases his or her talents (as for money)