fornicate
verb
- to have consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/ / /ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/ / /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ / /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/
adj
Etymology: First attested in 1828; from fornix + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
- Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.
verb
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.
- To engage in fornication.