Prŏs'ti-tū'tion, n.

n. [Lat. prostitutio, Fr. prostitution, Sp. prostitucion, It. prostituzione.]

1. The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a female. “An infamous woman, having passed her youth in a shameless state of prostitution.” Addison.
2. Hence, the act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of talents or abilities; the prostitution of the press.