Fornicate vs. Copulate — What's the Difference?

To commit fornication.

To engage in sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina.

Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.

To transfer male reproductive cells from one individual to another, usually into an internal organ or cavity, such as a cloaca. Used of animals.

(intransitive) To engage in fornication.

Coupled; joined.

Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched.

To engage in sexual intercourse.

Arching over; overarched.

(obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.

To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.

(grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.

Have sex without being married

Joined; associated; coupled.

Joining subject and predicate; copulative.

To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.

Make love;