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fornicate1 definition

for·ni·cate (fôr′ni kāt′)

intransitive verb fornicated -·cat′ed, fornicating -·cat′·ing

to commit fornication

Etymology: < LL(Ec) fornicatus, pp. of fornicari, to fornicate < L fornix (gen. fornicis), a brothel, orig., vault < fornus, an oven, akin to fornax, furnace

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fornicate2 definition

for·ni·cate (fôr′ni kit, -kāt′)

adjective

arched or vaulted

Etymology: L fornicatus < fornix: see fornicate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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