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fornicate

1

[ fawr-ni-keyt ]

verb (used without object)

, for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing.
  1. to have sexual intercourse with someone to whom one is not married.


fornicate

2

[ fawr-ni-kit, -keyt ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. arched or vaulted in form.

fornicate

1

/ ˈfɔːnɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. intr to indulge in or commit fornication
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


fornicate

2

/ -ˌkeɪt; ˈfɔːnɪkɪt /

adjective

  1. biology arched or hoodlike in form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈforniˌcator, noun
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Other Words From

  • for·ni·ca·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fornicate1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Late Latin fornicātus “consorted,” past participle of fornicārī “to consort with prostitutes,” from Latin fornix “basement, brothel,” also “arch, vault”; fornicate 2

Origin of fornicate2

First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin fornicātus, from fornix “arch, vault,” also “basement, brothel”; fornicate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fornicate1

C16: from Late Latin fornicārī , from Latin fornix vault, brothel situated therein

Origin of fornicate2

C19: from Latin fornicātus arched, from fornix vault
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Example Sentences

Fornicate: arched or vaulted: concave within, convex without.

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