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Definition of fornicate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fornicate

verb

NAmE//ˈfɔrnəˌkeɪt//

[intransitive] (formal) (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fornicate

he / she / it fornicates

past simple fornicated

-ing form fornicating

to have sex with someone that you are not married to

fornication

NAmE//ˌfɔrnəˈkeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]

fornicator

NAmE//ˈfɔrnəˌkeɪt̮ər//

nounSee fornicate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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