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to fornicate

to fornicate

19 9.5
To have sex with someone who is not your husband or wife
  • verb
  • /ˈfɔrnɪˌkeɪt/
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translation icon : fornicar
  • They decided to fornicate during their weekend getaway at the beach.
  • fornicate with the devil

That great grandmother I'd like to fornicate onward.

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Examples

  • Why don't they just fornicate someplace else?

  • You say to him, "What's the difference between fornicating and masturbating?"

    Fiction book (1993)
  • My rule is, "find 'em, fornicate and forget 'em."

  • You picked the wrong guy's girl to fornicate with!

  • Father Jack, she was about to fornicate with her boyfriend.

  • You can be sure that I understand clearly that you fornicated with that boy.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The passion grew between you, and today you have fornicated three times.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • But look at King David, a good man whose mind was set on fornicating.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I've never fornicated in my life.

  • Parents were understandably outraged to note that the couple had been fornicating in front of their children.

    Blog text (22)

Synonyms

to have sex
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3.0

To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure

specifies intercourse with someone who is not your spouse rather than general intimacy
to know
vsto fornicate
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675 9.9

To have sex with someone

is used to mean intercourse with someone who is not your spouse
to cheat on
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323 3.3

To have sex with someone who is not your partner

is about intercourse with someone who is not your spouse rather than betrayal
to cheat
vsto fornicate
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265 4.0

To have sex with someone who is not your partner

focuses on intercourse outside marriage rather than the act of betrayal
to sex
vsto fornicate
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5 5.1

To have physical contact with someone for pleasure, usually in a casual way

specifies intercourse with someone who is not your spouse rather than casual activity
to have it away
vsto fornicate
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9.9

To have sex with someone

focuses on intercourse with someone who is not your spouse rather than informal talk

Antonyms

18 5.0

To choose not to take something, often for health or religious reasons

How Formal

to fornicate
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19 9.5
to have sex
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3.0
to sleep with
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652 7.4
to hook up
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132 8.7

Surface Forms

fornicate infinitive
fornicated past
fornicated past participle
fornicating present participle
fornicates third person singular

Etymology

Fornicate comes from the Latin fornix, which first meant 'arch' and later was used for a 'brothel' because sex workers often met clients under arches. So, fornicate came to mean 'to have sexual intercourse with someone who is not your spouse'.