- prostitute something/yourself (disapproving) to use your skills, abilities, etc. to do something that earns you money but that other people do not respect because you are capable of doing something better滥用才能；糟蹋自己
- Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。🔊🔊
- prostitute yourself to work as a prostitute卖淫；出卖肉体
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): from Latin prostitut- ‘exposed publicly, offered for sale’, from the verb prostituere, from pro- ‘before’ + statuere ‘set up, place’.