prō-sto, stĭti, stātum, 1, v. n. *
I To stand forth , stand out , project : angellis prostantibus, Lucr. 2, 428.—
II To stand in a public place.
A 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.—
B Of wares, to be set out or exposed for sale : liber prostat, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 2.—
2 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. —
b Transf.: illud amicitiae quondam venerabile numen Prostat et in quaestu pro meretrice sedet, prostitutes herself , is venal , Ov. P. 2, 3, 20.