fornicate
1[ fawr-ni-keyt ]
/ ˈfɔr nɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used without object), for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing.
to commit fornication.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- formée,
- fornacis,
- fornax,
- fornenst,
- forney,
- fornication,
- fornicator,
- fornicatory,
- fornicatrix,
- forniciform
Origin of fornicate
11545–55; < Late Latin fornicātus (past participle of fornicārī to consort with prostitutes), equivalent to Latin fornic- (stem of fornix) arch, vault, basement, brothel + -ātus -ate1
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Examples from the Web for fornicating
He said he had no idea how the mayor had come to be quoted apparently preemptively reprimanding Prince Harry for “fornicating.”
And after some reproofs of the fornicating king, he addeth these further stories.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
fornicate
1/ (ˈfɔːnɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
(intr) to indulge in or commit fornication
Word Origin for fornicate
C16: from Late Latin fornicārī, from Latin fornix vault, brothel situated therein
fornicate
2fornicated
/ (ˈfɔːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt) /
adjective
biology arched or hoodlike in form
Word Origin for fornicate
C19: from Latin fornicātus arched, from fornix vault
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fornicate
1550s, from Late Latin fornicatus, past participle of fornicari (see fornication). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from fornication. Related: Fornicated; fornicating.
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