fornicate
verb
for·ni·cate
ˈfȯr-nə-ˌkāt 
fornicated; fornicating; fornicates
: to commit fornication : to engage in consensual sexual intercourse with someone to whom one is not married
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Age-old paintings of satyrs bedding nymphs and mythological figures fornicating have been newly unearthed at a small house at Pompeii.
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Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Beset by pressures on all sides — complicated when Otto reported to him that Rhaenyra and Daemon were seen fornicating, for which Viserys fired Otto — Viserys banished Daemon a second time and ordered Rhaenyra to marry Laenor Velaryon, heir to the Driftwood Throne.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 June 2024
From bodily function issues and kid shenanigans to videos of terrible tattoos and people looking to fornicate with anything that has a pulse, fans serve as their own laugh track.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Welcome back, George Santos — or, as many began calling Donald Trump’s number two in reference to the false viral claim that Vance has fornicated with furniture, hello, Sofa Loren.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Aug. 2024
But the series works best as an elaborate prank to make critics look silly for complaining about the lack of nuance in a cartoon about fornicating food.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024
Costner, age 69, who willed this project into being, makes sure to include a scene in which the former supermodel Lee mounts him, tells him to just lie there, and fornicates him into a good night’s sleep.
—EW.com, 26 June 2024
The medium is the message At its core, this is a story about the impact of surveillance capitalism – the corporate and government practice of gathering data about consumers to better understand and persuade them to buy, vote, fornicate, whatever.
—Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Add to that the novelty of observing this (imaginary) nomadic species forage, feed, fart and fornicate in their natural habitat for a year without uttering a single word.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
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Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Beset by pressures on all sides — complicated when Otto reported to him that Rhaenyra and Daemon were seen fornicating, for which Viserys fired Otto — Viserys banished Daemon a second time and ordered Rhaenyra to marry Laenor Velaryon, heir to the Driftwood Throne.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 June 2024
From bodily function issues and kid shenanigans to videos of terrible tattoos and people looking to fornicate with anything that has a pulse, fans serve as their own laugh track.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Welcome back, George Santos — or, as many began calling Donald Trump’s number two in reference to the false viral claim that Vance has fornicated with furniture, hello, Sofa Loren.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Aug. 2024
But the series works best as an elaborate prank to make critics look silly for complaining about the lack of nuance in a cartoon about fornicating food.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024
Costner, age 69, who willed this project into being, makes sure to include a scene in which the former supermodel Lee mounts him, tells him to just lie there, and fornicates him into a good night’s sleep.
—EW.com, 26 June 2024
The medium is the message At its core, this is a story about the impact of surveillance capitalism – the corporate and government practice of gathering data about consumers to better understand and persuade them to buy, vote, fornicate, whatever.
—Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Add to that the novelty of observing this (imaginary) nomadic species forage, feed, fart and fornicate in their natural habitat for a year without uttering a single word.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Fornicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fornicate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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fornicate
verb
for·ni·cate
ˈfȯr-nə-ˌkāt
fornicated; fornicating
: to commit fornication : to engage in consensual sexual intercourse with someone to whom one is not married
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