Fornicate
11fornicate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Late Latin fornicatus, past participle of fornicare to have intercourse with prostitutes, from Latin fornic , fornix arch, vault, brothel Date: 1552 intransitive verb to commit fornication transitive verb to… …
12fornicate — fornicate1 fornicator, n. /fawr ni kayt /, v.i., fornicated, fornicating. to commit fornication. [1545 55; < LL fornicatus (ptp. of fornicari to consort with prostitutes), equiv. to L fornic (s. of fornix) arch, vault, basement, brothel + atus… …
13fornicate — 1. adjective Shaped like or arch or vault; resembling a fornix. 2. verb To commit fornication …
14fornicate — 1. Vaulted or arched; resembling a fornix. [L. fornicatus, arched, fr. fornix, vault, arch] 2. To have sexual intercourse. [see fornication] * * * for·ni·cate fȯr nə .kāt vb, cat·ed; cat·ing vi to commit fornication …
15fornicate — Synonyms and related words: ball, be intimate, be promiscuous, chase women, cohabit, come together, commit adultery, copulate, couple, cover, debauch, diddle, dissipate, frig, grovel, have sex, have sexual relations, lay, lie with, make it with,… …
16fornicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. philander, sleep around (inf.). See sex, impurity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. have sexual intercourse, have an affair, commit adultery, *sleep around, philander, *cheat. see sex …
17fornicate — for|ni|cate [ˈfo:nıkeıt US ˈfo:r ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: fornicare, from [i]Latin fornix brothel (= place for buying sex) ] a word meaning to have sex with someone who you are not married to used to show strong disapproval… …
18fornicate — for|ni|cate [ fɔrnı,keıt ] verb intransitive OLD FASHIONED to have sex with someone you are not married to. This word shows you think this is morally wrong. ╾ for|ni|ca|tion [ ,fɔrnı keıʃn ] noun uncount ╾ for|ni|ca|tor noun count …
19fornicate — for·ni·cate || fÉ”rnɪkeɪt / fÉ”Ën v. commit adultery, engage in fornication, engage in sexual intercourse (especially between two unmarried people) adj. shaped like an arch (Biology) …
20fornicate — verb formal or humorous have sexual intercourse with someone one is not married to. Derivatives fornication noun fornicator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as fornication): from eccles. L. fornicat , fornicari to arch , from L. fornix, fornic… …
