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for·ni·cate / ˈfôrniˌkāt/ • v. [intr.] formal or humorous (of two people not married to each other) have sexual intercourse.DERIVATIVES: for·ni·ca·tion / ˌfôrniˈkāshən/ n.for·ni·ca·tor / -ˌkātər/ n.ORIGIN: Middle English (as fornication): from ecclesiastical Latin fornicat- ‘arched,’ from fornicari, from Latin fornix, fornic- ‘vaulted chamber,’ later ‘brothel.’