Definition of FORNICATE

fornicate

Verb

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

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of fornicor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), 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: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fornicate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fornicate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

fornicate: valid Words With Friends Word