sell vs prostitute

sell and prostitute both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No
prostitute	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prostitute is a hyponym of sell; that is, prostitute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sell:

sell (noun)	prostitute (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy	a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

sell (verb)	prostitute (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something	sell one's body; exchange sex for money
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
give up for a price or reward
deliver to an enemy by treachery
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
be responsible for the sale of
be approved of or gain acceptance