Fornicate

  • 21fornicate — a. (Bot.) Arched, vaulted …

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  • 22fornicate — verb (I) a word meaning to have sex with someone who you are not married to, used to show strong disapproval fornication noun (U) …

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  • 23fornicate — for·ni·cate …

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  • 24fornicate — for•ni•cate [[t]ˈfɔr nɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. i. cat•ed, cat•ing to commit fornication • Etymology: 1545–55; < LL fornicātus, ptp. of fornicārī to consort with prostitutes, der. of L fornix, s. fornic basement, brothel for′ni•ca tor, n …

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  • 25fornicate — /ˈfɔnəkeɪt/ (say fawnuhkayt) verb (i) (fornicated, fornicating) to commit fornication. {Late Latin fornicātus, past participle of fornicārī, from Latin fornix (underground) brothel, arch, vault} –fornicator, noun …

  • 26fornicate —   v.i. commit fornication; a. vaulted; arched.    ♦ fornication, n. sexual intercourse by an unmarried person; vaulting; vaulted building.    ♦ fornicator,    ♦ fornicatrix, n …

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  • 27fornicate —   , fornicator   Moekolohe, moekolohe male ole ia, ai; moe ipo (Biblical) …

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  • 28fornicate — v.intr. archaic or joc. (of people not married or not married to each other) have sexual intercourse voluntarily. Derivatives: fornication n. fornicator n. Etymology: eccl.L fornicari f. L fornix icis brothel …

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  • 29fornicate gyrus — noun A horseshoe shaped section of the cerebral cortex, comprising the cingulate gyrus and the parahippocampal gyrus. Syn: limbic lobe, gyrus fornicatus …

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  • 30Fornicated — Fornicate For ni*cate, Fornicated For ni*ca ted, a. [L. fornicatus, fr. fornix, icis, an arch, vault.] 1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Arching over; overarched. Gray. [1913 Webster] …

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