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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] forni·ca′tor n. |
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