Definition of FORNICATE

fornicate

Meanings

Verb

  • have sex without being married
  • To engage in fornication.

Adj

  • Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin fornicātus, perfect passive participle to fornicor, 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.

Scrabble Score: 14

fornicate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fornicate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fornicate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

fornicate is a valid Words With Friends word