fornicate
English
Etymology
From Latin fornicātus, perfect passive participle to fornicor, from fornix (“arch, vault; brothel”). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways.
Pronunciation
- Adjective
- (Received Pronunciation), IPA(key): /ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/
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- (General American), IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/
- Verb
- (Received Pronunciation), IPA(key): /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American), IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/
Adjective
fornicate (comparative more fornicate, superlative most fornicate)
- Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.
Derived terms
- fornicated
- fornicate gyrus
Translations
shaped like an arch
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Verb
fornicate (third-person singular simple present fornicates, present participle fornicating, simple past and past participle fornicated)
- (intransitive) To engage in fornication.
Hypernyms
- have sex, make love, seduce; see also Thesaurus:copulate
Derived terms
- fornicated
- fornicator
Translations
to engage in fornication
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Anagrams
- factioner, fornacite, refaction
Italian
Verb
fornicate
- inflection of fornicare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Participle
fornicate f pl
- feminine plural of fornicato
Anagrams
- conferita, farnetico, farneticò, inforcate, nefrotica
Latin
Participle
fornicāte
- vocative masculine singular of fornicātus