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for·ni·cate
(fôr′nĭ-kāt′)intr.v. for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing, for·ni·cates
To commit fornication.
[Late Latin fornicārī, fornicāt-, from fornix, fornic-, vault, vaulted cellar, brothel; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
for′ni·ca′tor n.
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fornicate
(ˈfɔːnɪˌkeɪt)vb
(intr) to indulge in or commit fornication
[C16: from Late Latin fornicārī, from Latin fornix vault, brothel situated therein]
ˈforniˌcator n
fornicate
(ˈfɔːnɪkɪt; -ˌkeɪt) orfornicated
adj
(Biology) biology arched or hoodlike in form
[C19: from Latin fornicātus arched, from fornix vault]
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for•ni•cate
(ˈfɔr nɪˌkeɪt)v.i. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
to commit fornication.
[1545–55; < Late Latin fornicātus, past participle of fornicārī to consort with prostitutes, derivative of Latin fornix, s. fornic- basement, brothel]
for′ni•ca`tor, n.
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fornicate
Past participle: fornicated
Gerund: fornicating
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| Verb | 1. | fornicate - have sex without being married bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" swing - engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's" whore - have unlawful sex with a whore wench - frequent prostitutes |
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Translations
يَزْني، يضاجِعُ غير زوجته
smilnitstýkat se pohlavně
bedrive hor
paráználkodik
nesantuokiniai santykiaiturėti nesantuokinių santykių
staties arlaulibas sakaros
smilniť
zina etmek
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fornicate
(ˈfoː(r)nikeit) verb to have sex with someone to whom one is not married.
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