"harlotize" meaning in English

See harlotize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: harlotizes [present, singular, third-person], harlotizing [participle, present], harlotized [participle, past], harlotized [past]
Etymology: harlot + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|harlot|ize}} harlot + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} harlotize (third-person singular simple present harlotizes, present participle harlotizing, simple past and past participle harlotized)
  1. (intransitive) To act like a harlot. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: harlotize
    Sense id: en-harlotize-en-verb-MwdnJD-g
  2. (transitive) To turn into a harlot; to prostitute. Tags: transitive Synonyms: sell one's body, whore out, pimp out, prostitute oneself
    Sense id: en-harlotize-en-verb-m4lNbakX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: flirt, prostitute oneself Related terms: debauch, defile, seduce, prostitute, abuse, violate, deflower
Synonyms: harlotise (english: non-Oxford British spelling), blissom, chamber [obsolete], colt, gill, harlot, harlotize, minx, rake, rig, slut, trollop, wanton, wantonize

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