Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
have sex without being married;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fornicate \For"ni*cate\, Fornicated \For"ni*ca`ted\, a. [L.
fornicatus, fr. fornix, -icis, an arch, vault.]
1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched.
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2. (Bot.) Arching over; overarched. --Gray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fornicate \For"ni*cate\, v. i. [L. fornicatus, p. p. of
fornicari to fornicate, fr. fornix, -icis, a vault, a brothel
in an underground vault.]
To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fornicate
v 1: have sex without being married