bewhore

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ whore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈhɔː(ɹ)/

Verb

bewhore (third-person singular simple present bewhores, present participle bewhoring, simple past and past participle bewhored)

1. (transitive) To make a whore of; prostitute; treat as a whore.
   • 1975, Eric Rothstein, Systems of order and inquiry in later eighteenth-century fiction:

     We move to higher social realms in the next chapter, in which Harrison refuses to bewhore his conscience to a peer by supporting Colonel Trompington for parliament, this being the price for favor towards Booth.

   • 2004, Ellen Kushner, Thomas the Rhymer:

     They've asked her the name of him that bewhored her, but she will not speak.

2. (transitive, archaic) To call or pronounce a whore.