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fornicator

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for⋅ni⋅cate

1  [fawr-ni-keyt]
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–verb (used without object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
to commit fornication.
Origin:
1545–55; < LL fornicātus (ptp. of fornicārī to consort with prostitutes), equiv. to L fornic- (s. of fornix) arch, vault, basement, brothel + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
for⋅ni⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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for·ni·cate   (fôr'nĭ-kāt')   
intr.v.   for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing, for·ni·cates
To commit fornication.

[Late Latin fornicārī, fornicāt-, from fornix, fornic-, vault, vaulted cellar, brothel; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
for'ni·ca'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: for·ni·cate
Pronunciation: 'for-n&-"kAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
intransitive senses
: to commit fornication fornicate transitive senses
: to commit fornication with —for·ni·ca·tor /-"kAt-&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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