"fornicate" meaning in English

See fornicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fornicate1.wav Forms: more fornicate [comparative], most fornicate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin fornicātus, perfect passive participle to fornicor, 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 templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷʰer-}}, {{der|en|la|fornicātus}} Latin fornicātus Head templates: {{en-adj}} fornicate (comparative more fornicate, superlative most fornicate)
  1. Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix. Derived forms: fornicate gyrus, subfornicate Translations (shaped like an arch): сводест (svodest) (Bulgarian), holvin muotoinen (Finnish), сво́дчатый (svódčatyj) (Russian), вы́гнутый (výgnutyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fornicate-en-adj-Q-QvfJpl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fornicated

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fornicate2.wav Forms: fornicates [present, singular, third-person], fornicating [participle, present], fornicated [participle, past], fornicated [past]
Etymology: From Latin fornicātus, perfect passive participle to fornicor, 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 templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷʰer-}}, {{der|en|la|fornicātus}} Latin fornicātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} fornicate (third-person singular simple present fornicates, present participle fornicating, simple past and past participle fornicated)
  1. (intransitive) To engage in fornication. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Sex Hypernyms: have sex, make love, seduce, copulate Derived forms: Californicate, fornicator, Fornigate, phonicate, telephonicate Translations (to engage in fornication): زَنَى (zanā) (Arabic), ܙܵܢܹܐ (zane) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), развра́тнича (razvrátniča) (Bulgarian), fornicar (Catalan), 通姦 /通奸 (tōngjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), smilnit [imperfective] (Czech), forniki (Esperanto), käydä vieraissa (Finnish), forniquer (French), fornicar (Galician), Unzucht treiben (German), זָנָה (zaná) (Hebrew), paráználkodik (Hungarian), fornikar (Ido), fornicare (Italian), copulare (Italian), accoppiarsi (Italian), fare l'amore (Italian), 姦淫する (kan'in suru) (alt: かんいんする) (Japanese), 간통하다 (gantonghada) (Korean), fornicor (Latin), sanggama (Malay), senggama (Malay), amput (Malay), kaikaiātara (Maori), moepuku (Maori), fornicar (Occitan), forlicgan (Old English), hæman (Old English), cudzołożyć [imperfective] (Polish), fornicar (Portuguese), распу́тничать (raspútničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), блуди́ть (bludítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), развра́тничать (razvrátničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), прелюбоде́йствовать (preljubodéjstvovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), smilniť [imperfective] (Slovak), fornicar (Spanish), makipagtalik (Tagalog)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fornicated

Inflected forms

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          "word": "have sex"
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        "(intransitive) To engage in fornication."
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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "zanā",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "ܙܵܢܹܐ"
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tōngjiān",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "käydä vieraissa"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "fornicar"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "Unzucht treiben"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "zaná",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "זָנָה"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "paráználkodik"
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        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "fornikar"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "fornicare"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "copulare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "accoppiarsi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "fare l'amore"
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        {
          "alt": "かんいんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kan'in suru",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "姦淫する"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gantonghada",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "간통하다"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "fornicor"
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        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "sanggama"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "amput"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "kaikaiātara"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "moepuku"
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          "code": "oc",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "forlicgan"
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          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "hæman"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "word": "fornicar"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspútničatʹ",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "распу́тничать"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bludítʹ",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "блуди́ть"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razvrátničatʹ",
          "sense": "to engage in fornication",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "развра́тничать"
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      "word": "copulate"
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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      "roman": "tōngjiān",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "通姦 /通奸"
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "forniki"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "käydä vieraissa"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "forniquer"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fornicar"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "Unzucht treiben"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zaná",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "זָנָה"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "paráználkodik"
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      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fornikar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fornicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "copulare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "accoppiarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fare l'amore"
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      "alt": "かんいんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kan'in suru",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "姦淫する"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gantonghada",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "간통하다"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fornicor"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "sanggama"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "senggama"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "amput"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "kaikaiātara"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "moepuku"
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      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fornicar"
    },
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "forlicgan"
    },
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "hæman"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "cudzołożyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fornicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspútničatʹ",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "распу́тничать"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bludítʹ",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "блуди́ть"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razvrátničatʹ",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "развра́тничать"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preljubodéjstvovatʹ",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "прелюбоде́йствовать"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "smilniť"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "fornicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to engage in fornication",
      "word": "makipagtalik"
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  "word": "fornicate"
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