Fornicate vs Adulterate - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between fornicate and adulterate

is that fornicate is shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix while adulterate is tending to commit adultery.

is that fornicate is to commit fornication while adulterate is to corrupt.

(en adjective)

Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.

* fornicated * fornicate gyrus

(fornicat)

To commit fornication.

* fornicated * fornicator

(wikipedia adulterate)

(en adjective)

Tending to commit adultery.

* , I.v.

Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast,

With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts-

O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power

So to seduce!- won to his shameful lust

The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen.

Corrupted; impure; adulterated.

(adulterat)

To corrupt.

To spoil by adding impurities.

to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coins, etc.

* Spectator

The present war has adulterated our tongue with strange words.

To commit adultery.

To defile by adultery.

(Milton)

* debase

* adulterant * adulteration

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