fornicate

verb

/ˈfɔːnɪkeɪt/

/ˈfɔːrnɪkeɪt/

[intransitive] (formal, disapproving)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fornicate	/ˈfɔːnɪkeɪt/ /ˈfɔːrnɪkeɪt/
he / she / it fornicates	/ˈfɔːnɪkeɪts/ /ˈfɔːrnɪkeɪts/
past simple fornicated	/ˈfɔːnɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈfɔːrnɪkeɪtɪd/
past participle fornicated	/ˈfɔːnɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈfɔːrnɪkeɪtɪd/
-ing form fornicating	/ˈfɔːnɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːrnɪkeɪtɪŋ/

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to have sex with somebody that you are not married to私通；通奸
Word OriginMiddle English (as fornication): from ecclesiastical Latin fornicat- ‘arched’, from fornicari, from Latin fornix, fornic- ‘vaulted chamber’, later ‘brothel’.