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单词 fornicates
释义

fornicate

verb

for·​ni·​cate ˈfȯr-nə-ˌkāt How to pronounce fornicate (audio)
fornicated; fornicating

intransitive verb

: to commit fornication

transitive verb

: to commit fornication with
fornicator
ˈfȯr-nə-ˌkā-tər How to pronounce fornicate (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Multiple charges have been filed against the couple, who remain in custodyA Florida couple have been accused by police of fornicating in the back of a patrol car mere moments after they were charged with biking while intoxicated, PEOPLE confirms. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2019 In one corner, a woman fornicated with a peasant, and in the other corner her sister did the same. Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2018 Think of the waters around Louisiana as a great big dating pool for fish, with the eastern and western groups spending the warm summer months gorging and fornicating together. Ben Raines, AL.com, 1 Nov. 2017 Irreverent red-faced monkeys fornicated on the temple roof and patrolled the tree’s lower branches, while hundreds of flying foxes hung like overripe fruits in the canopy. Chiara Goia, Smithsonian, 29 Apr. 2017 But the pages that immediately follow paint a more lurid picture, giving the distinct impression that college kids are fornicating willy-nilly, like so many bunnies in a hutch. Jennifer Senior, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2017 Lonely on the Mountain—the Israelites are fornicating and worshipping a false idol.) Michael Sebastian, Esquire, 15 May 2017 Irreverent red-faced monkeys fornicated on the temple roof and patrolled the tree’s lower branches, while hundreds of flying foxes hung like overripe fruits in the canopy. Chiara Goia, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin fornicatus, past participle of fornicare to have intercourse with prostitutes, from Latin fornic-, fornix arch, vault, brothel

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Medical Definition

fornicate

verb

for·​ni·​cate ˈfȯr-nə-ˌkāt How to pronounce fornicate (audio)
fornicated; fornicating

intransitive verb

: to commit fornication

transitive verb

: to commit fornication with

fornicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of fornicate
as in philanders
formal + disapproving to have sexual intercourse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • philanders
  • copulates
  • womanizes
  • fools around
  • screws around
  • mates
  • sleeps
  • plays (around)
  • lusts
  • cats (around)
  • couples
  • tomcats (around)
  • lies
  • steps out
  • cheats
  • makes out
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