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Fornicate

//ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix. especially
Verb
  1. 1
    To engage in fornication. intransitive
  2. 2
    have sex without being married wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

First attested in 1828; from fornix + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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