fornicate
To engage in fornicationTo engage in fornication.
» Adriano fornicated with Rima.
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1 sensesTo engage in fornication.
Unzucht treiben
распу́тничатьraspútničatʹ, блуди́тьbludítʹ, развра́тничатьrazvrátničatʹ
- have sex without being married
Examples
2 sentencesAdriano fornicated with Rima.
A good Muslim doesn't fornicate.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of forniFirst 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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Forms
fornicates, fornicating, fornicated, fornicated| Base form | fornicate · to fornicate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fornicates |
| Present participle | fornicating |
| Past simple | fornicated |
| Past participle | fornicated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.