fornicate
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Definition of fornicate
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (intransitive)To engage in fornication.
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verb
- (intransitive)To engage in fornication.
adj
- (especially)Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.
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Etymology
First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of fornicor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), 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.
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