verb intransitive

prō-sto

2nd PP prō-stāre · 3rd PP prōstĭti · 4th PP prōstātum · conj. 1st

To stand forth; stand out; project •

To stand forth, stand out, project: angellis prostantibus, Lucr. 2, 428.—

To stand in a public place

To stand in a public place.

to offer one's wares for sale; carry on one's business •

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.—

to be set out; exposed for sale •

Of wares, to be set out or exposed for sale: liber prostat, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 2.—

to sell one's body; prostitute one's self •

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.—

by extension •

Transf.: illud amicitiae quondam venerabile numen Prostat et in quaestu pro meretrice sedet, prostitutes herself, is venal, Ov. P. 2, 3, 20.

Perseus ID: n39097 Key: prosto