"sell oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-sell oneself.ogg Forms: sells oneself [present, singular, third-person], selling oneself [participle, present], sold oneself [participle, past], sold oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sell<,,sold> oneself}} sell oneself (third-person singular simple present sells oneself, present participle selling oneself, simple past and past participle sold oneself)
  1. To promote oneself, to big oneself up.
    Sense id: en-sell_oneself-en-verb-Z8p8iOTa
  2. (reflexive, euphemistic) To work as a prostitute. Tags: euphemistic, reflexive Categories (topical): Prostitution Synonyms: sell one's body, turn tricks, prostitute oneself
    Sense id: en-sell_oneself-en-verb-UfhHZSlc Disambiguation of Prostitution: 11 89 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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