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Definition of Prostituted
1. prostitute [v] - See also: prostitute
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prostituted
Literary usage of Prostituted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1899)
"mately enjoy were insufficient, die monks prostituted knowledge of writing to
the purpose oí forging charters in then- own favor, which might easily impose ..."
2. The Life and Times of Henry Clay by Calvin Calton (1846)
"Proud Position of a Party prostituted by a Faithless Chief.—What could have been
done.—One good thing achieved.—Mr. Clay's Position in the Twenty-Seventh ..."
3. The Mission, History and Times of the Farmers' Union: A Narrative of the by Charles Simon Barrett (1909)
"The exchange, as it applies to the selling of cotton, grain, and other commodities
in America, has hopelessly prostituted its functions. ..."
4. An Essay on Professional Ethics by George Sharswood (1884)
"Ne'er may my prostituted tongue Protect the oppressor in his wrong; Nor wrest
the spirit of the laws, To sanctify the villain's cause. ..."
5. Winter Evenings: Or Lucubrations on Life and Letters. by Vicesimus Knox (1805)
"N ARTFUL, prostituted, AND EXCESSIVE PRAISE. THE prostitution of praise, for
venal purposes, is a species of deception which deserves to be ranked among the ..."
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