Persecute vs Prostitute - What's the difference?
persecute | prostitute |
To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.
To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
A person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman
A person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people.
A person who does, or offers to do, an activity for money, despite personal dislike or dishonour.
(usually reflexively) To perform sexual activity for money
To make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves.
* Bible, Leviticus xix. 29
(derogatory) To use one's talents in return for money or fame
(figuratively) To exploit for base purposes; to whore.
As verbs the difference between persecute and prostitute
is that persecute is while prostitute is (usually reflexively) to perform sexual activity for money.As a noun prostitute is
a person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman.persecute
English
Verb
(persecut)- "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.
Synonyms
* oppress, harass, distress, worry, annoyReferences
(Webster 1913) ----prostitute
English
(wikipedia prostitute)Noun
(en noun)- I currently work as a prostitute in order to pay off my university debts .
Usage notes
* The noun is gender-neutral.Synonyms
* (person who performs sexual activity for payment) See also * (person perceived as engaging in sexual activity) See also , * (person who does an activity for money) sell outVerb
(prostitut)- Do not prostitute thy daughter.
- Yet again a commercial firm had prostituted a traditional song by setting an advertising jingle to its tune.