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lasciviate

lasciviate verb: to give oneself to lasciviousness; to lust (over).

Verb

lasciviate (third-person singular simple present lasciviates, present participle lasciviating, simple past and past participle lasciviated)

  1. To give oneself to lasciviousness; to lust (over).
    • Fools be those, who let themselves lasciviate in foul sensuality.1975, Glen W. Gadberry, Arnolt Bronnen and the Revolt of Youth, page 67
    • She is wholly, infuriatingly desirable, and I would like nothing more from this bleak jungle experience than to lasciviate her head to toe with wet, drenching mouthplay.1982, Jonathan Reynolds, Geniuses, page 18

Forms of lasciviate

third-person singular presentlasciviates
present participlelasciviating
past participlelasciviated
pastlasciviated

Questions about lasciviate

What does lasciviate mean?
Lasciviate means to give oneself to lasciviousness; to lust (over).
What part of speech is lasciviate?
Lasciviate is a verb.
What is the past tense of lasciviate?
The past tense of lasciviate is lasciviated.

Words near lasciviate in the dictionary

  1. Lascelles
  2. Lasch
  3. Laschian
  4. LaScie
  5. lascious
  6. lasciviate
  7. lasciviated
  8. lasciviates
  9. lasciviating
  10. lasciviency
  11. lascivient

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