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fornicate

1

[ fawr-ni-keyt ]

verb (used without object)

fornicated, fornicating.
  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

/ ˈɔːɪˌɪ /

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

  • ˈڴǰԾˌٴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڴǰ·Ծ··ٴǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fornicate1

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

Origin of fornicate2

First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin ڴǰԾٳܲ, from fornix “arch, vault,” also “basement, brothel”; fornicate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fornicate1

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

Origin of fornicate2

C19: from Latin ڴǰԾٳܲ arched, from fornix vault
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From bodily function issues and kid shenanigans to videos of terrible tattoos and people looking to fornicate with anything that has a pulse, fans serve as their own laugh track.

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She pauses, before adding: "There is a lot of sex. In one episode they have every member of the cast coupled and fornicating for the next 20 minutes and all of that."

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They’ve come for a fly, flop and fornicate holiday, one of those excursions with sandy beaches, cheap hotels, nonstop beats and crowds of fit people who look and talk just like them.

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After the 10 seconds or so of silence had ended and the public address announcer had said “thank you,” one fan yelled out an obscene slogan that might be paraphrased as “fornicate Hamas!”

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By 1969, he was drawing “Joe Blow,” featuring a sweet, smiling all-American family — who fornicate with each other while shouting phrases like “I never realized how much fun you could have with your children!”

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