copulate

verb
/ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/UK/ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/US/ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/UK/ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/US

Etymology

From Latin cōpulātus, perfect passive participle of cōpulō (“to couple, join, connect”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French copuler.

  1. borrowed from cōpulātus

Definitions

  1. To engage in sexual intercourse.

    • The amorous couple were found copulating inside the car.
  2. Joined

    Joined; associated; coupled.

    • the force of custome copulate, and conioyn'd
  3. Joining subject and predicate

    Joining subject and predicate; copulative.

    • Copulate words may be really a simple subject, 1, a repetition of the same notion, often a climax

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA