单词 | fornicate |
释义 | fornicate1[ fawr-ni-keyt ] / ˈfɔr nɪˌkeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fornicate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing.to commit fornication. Origin of fornicate11545–55; <Late Latin fornicātus (past participle of fornicārī to consort with prostitutes), equivalent to Latin fornic- (stem of fornix) arch, vault, basement, brothel + -ātus-ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM fornicatefor·ni·ca·tor, nounWords nearby fornicateformyl group, formylkynurenine, Fornax, fornenst, Forney, fornicate, fornication, fornicatrix, forniciform, fornix, for one Definition for fornicate (2 of 2)fornicate2 [ fawr-ni-kit, -keyt ] / ˈfɔr nɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt / adjective Biology.arched or vaulted in form. Also for·ni·cat·ed [fawr-ni-key-tid] /ˈfɔr nɪˌkeɪ tɪd/ . Origin of fornicate21820–30; <Latin fornicātus, equivalent to fornic- (see fornicate1) + -ātus-ate1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fornicate
British Dictionary definitions for fornicate (1 of 2)fornicate1 / (ˈfɔːnɪˌkeɪt) / verb(intr) to indulge in or commit fornication Derived forms of fornicatefornicator, nounWord Origin for fornicateC16: from Late Latin fornicārī, from Latin fornix vault, brothel situated therein British Dictionary definitions for fornicate (2 of 2)fornicate2 fornicated/ (ˈfɔːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt) / adjectivebiology arched or hoodlike in form Word Origin for fornicateC19: from Latin fornicātus arched, from fornix vault Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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