[ verb ] have sex without being married <verb.contact>
Fornicate \For"ni*cate\, Fornicated \For"ni*ca`ted\, a. [L. fornicatus, fr. fornix, -icis, an arch, vault.] 1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched.
2. (Bot.) Arching over; overarched. --Gray.
Fornicate \For"ni*cate\, v. i. [L. fornicatus, p. p. of fornicari to fornicate, fr. fornix, -icis, a vault, a brothel in an underground vault.] To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.