fornicate

fornicate 1[fawr-ni-keyt] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used without object), for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing.

1. to commit fornication.

Origin of fornicate 1 1545–55; Late Latin fornicātus (past participle of fornicārī to consort with prostitutes), equivalent to Latin fornic- (stem of fornix) arch, vault, basement, brothel + -ātus -ate1 Related formsfor·ni·ca·tor, noun Related Words for fornicating philander Examples from the Web for fornicating Contemporary Examples of fornicating

He said he had no idea how the mayor had come to be quoted apparently preemptively reprimanding Prince Harry for “fornicating.”

Harry Warned Off ‘Fornicating’?

Tom Sykes

November 8, 2011

Historical Examples of fornicating

And after some reproofs of the fornicating king, he addeth these further stories.

A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)

Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for fornicating fornicate 1 verb

1. (intr) to indulge in or commit fornication

Derived Formsfornicator, nounWord Origin for fornicate C16: from Late Latin fornicārī, from Latin fornix vault, brothel situated therein fornicate 2fornicated adjective

1. biology arched or hoodlike in form

Word Origin for fornicate C19: from Latin fornicātus arched, from fornix vault Word Origin and History for fornicating fornicate v.

1550s, from Late Latin fornicatus, past participle of fornicari (see fornication). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from fornication. Related: Fornicated; fornicating.