Meaning
to prostitute
- To prostitute or force into prostitution; (reflexive: prostituirsi) to engage in prostitution.
- Figuratively, to compromise one's principles or talent for money or advantage.
In a sentence
La legge punisce chi costringe altre persone a prostituirsi.
The law punishes those who force others into prostitution.
Molti artisti rifiutano di prostituire la propria arte per meri fini commerciali.
Many artists refuse to compromise their art for mere commercial gain.
Nessuno dovrebbe sentirsi costretto a prostituirsi per sopravvivere.
Nobody should feel forced to prostitute themselves to survive.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prostituire | infinitive |
| prostituisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| prostituisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prostituiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| prostituite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prostituivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prostituivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prostituivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prostituivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prostituii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| prostituisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| prostituimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| prostituiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| prostituirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| prostituirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| prostituiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| prostituirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| prostituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| prostituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prostituiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| prostituiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prostituissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prostituissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prostituissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prostituiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prostituirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| prostituiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prostituiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| prostituireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prostituisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| prostituiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| prostituite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| prostituendo | gerund |
| prostituito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Inchoative -isc- verb. Highly frequent in the reflexive form 'prostituirsi' (takes 'essere').