prostitute : KMLE 의학 검색 엔진 - 의학사전, 의학용어, 의학약어, 의학논문, 약품/의약품 검색

CancerWEB 영영 의학사전 맞춤 검색 결과 : 1 페이지: 1

prostitute	1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire. "Do not prostitute thy daughter." 2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to prostitute official powers. Origin: L. Prostitutus, p. P. Of prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to put, place. See Statute. 1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot. 2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire. "No hireling she, no prostitute to praise." (Pope) Origin: L. Prostituta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

prostitute

1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire. "Do not prostitute thy daughter."
2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to prostitute official powers.
Origin: L. Prostitutus, p. P. Of prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to put, place. See Statute.
1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot.
2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire. "No hireling she, no prostitute to praise." (Pope)
Origin: L. Prostituta.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)