Fôr'ni-ēâte or Fôr'ni-ēâ'ted1, a.
a. [Lat. fornicatus, from fornix, arch, vault.] 1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched. 2. (Bot.) Arching over; over-arched. Gray.
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Fornicate
Fôr'ni-cāte2, v. i.
v. i. [Lat. fornicari, fornicatum, from fornix, arch, vault, a brothel, situated in underground vaults; Fr. forniquer, Pr., Sp., & Pg. fornicar, It. fornicare.] To commit lewdness; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.