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fornicate

verb
/ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/UK/ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/US/ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/UK/ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/US

Etymology

First 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.

  1. borrowed from fornicātus

Definitions

  1. To engage in fornication.

  2. Shaped like an arch or vault

    Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fornicate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA