"fornicate" meaning in English

See fornicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ [UK], /ˈfɔr.nɪˌkeɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fornicate2.wav [UK] Forms: fornicate [canonical], fornicates [third-person, singular], fornicated [past], fornicated [past, participle], fornicating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|fornicat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person fornicates, they have sex with someone they are not married to.
    Sense id: simple-fornicate-en-verb-M2FdCRTE
     
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      "form": "fornicated",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "participle"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "If a person fornicates, they have sex with someone they are not married to."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔr.nɪˌkeɪt/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    },
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        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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        "If a person fornicates, they have sex with someone they are not married to."
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔr.nɪˌkeɪt/",
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