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prō-sto , stĭti, stātum, 1, v. n. *
I. To stand forth, stand out, project: “angellis prostantibus,” Lucr. 2, 428.—
II. To stand in a public place.
A. Of a seller, to offer one's wares for sale, carry on one's business (cf. propono): “hi (lenones) saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,” Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21.—
B. Of wares, to be set out or exposed for sale: “liber prostat,” Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 2.—
2. In partic., to sell one's body, prostitute one's self: “si mater tua prostitisset,” Sen. Contr. 1, 2; Juv. 1, 47; 3, 65; 9, 24; P. Syrus ap. Petr. 55 fin.; Suet. Tib. 43 fin.—
b. Transf.: “illud amicitiae quondam venerabile numen Prostat et in quaestu pro meretrice sedet,” prostitutes herself, is venal, Ov. P. 2, 3, 20.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Plautus, Curculio, 4.2
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.428
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 43
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 2.3
    • Seneca the Elder, Controversiae, 1.2
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