fornicate
1[ fawr-ni-keyt ]
/ ˈfɔr nɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used without object), for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing.
to commit fornication.
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM fornicate
for·ni·ca·tor, nounDefinition for fornicate (2 of 2)
fornicate2
[ fawr-ni-kit, -keyt ]
/ ˈfɔr nɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /
adjective Biology.
arched or vaulted in form.
Also for·ni·cat·ed [fawr-ni-key-tid] /ˈfɔr nɪˌkeɪ tɪd/ .
Origin of fornicate
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Example sentences from the Web for fornicate
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
British Dictionary definitions for fornicate (1 of 2)
fornicate1
/ (ˈfɔːnɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
(intr) to indulge in or commit fornication
Derived forms of fornicate
fornicator, nounWord Origin for fornicate
C16: from Late Latin fornicārī, from Latin fornix vault, brothel situated therein
British Dictionary definitions for fornicate (2 of 2)
fornicate2
fornicated
/ (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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