I. To place before or in front, Arn. 5, 177. —
II. To expose publicly to prostitution, to prostitute: “cras populo prostituam vos,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 45; Sen. Contr. 1, 2: “quae (meretrix) sese toto corpore prostituit,” Cat. 110, 8: “pudicitiam suam,” Suet. Ner. 29; Lact. 3, 21, 6: “formam,” Petr. 126: “faciem suam lucro,” Ov. Am. 1, 10, 42: “corpora libidinibus,” Lact. 5, 9, 16; 1, 20, 15: “virgines,” Just. 21, 3, 2.—
B. Transf.: famam alicujus, to prostitute, dishonor, sully, Cato ap. Gell. 17, 13, 4: “ingrato vocem foro,” Ov. Am. 1, 15, 5.—Hence, prōstĭtūtus , a, um, P. a., exposed publicly, prostituted: “infans,” Mart. 9, 7, 7 P.—Sup.: “prostitutissima lupa Larentina,” Tert. Apol. 25.—Subst.: prōstĭtūta , ae, f., a harlot, prostitute, Plin. 30, 1, 5, § 15; 10, 63, 83, § 172; Sen. Ben. 7, 4, 7 sq.; Suet. Calig. 36; 40; Lact. 1, 10, 15; 3, 22, 8; Vulg. Baruch, 6, 10.—
B. Trop., unchaste: “sermones prostituti ac theatrales,” Sid. Ep. 3, 13 fin.
