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cop⋅u⋅late
[v. kop-yuh-leyt; adj. kop-yuh-lit] 
yəˌleɪt
verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, adjective –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to engage in sexual intercourse. |
–adjective
| 2. | connected; joined. |
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| cop·u·late (kŏp'yə-lāt') intr.v. cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·lates To engage in coitus or sexual intercourse. adj. (-lĭt) Coupled; joined. [Latin cōpulāre, cōpulāt-, to join together, from cōpula, link.] cop'u·la'tion n., cop'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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Copulate
Cop"u*late\, a. [L. copulatus, p. p. of copulare to couple, fr. copula. See Copula.]1. Joined; associated; coupled. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. (Gram.) Joining subject and predicate; copulative. --F. A. March.Copulate
Cop"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Copulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Copulating.] To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.
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copulate
14c., from L. copulatus, pp. of copulare "join together, link, unite," from copula "band, tie, link," from PIE *ko-ap-, from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- "to take, reach." Originally "to join;" copulation in sense of "to join sexually" is first attested 1483: "Made one flesshe by carnal copulacyon or bodily felawshyp" [Caxton].
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Main Entry: cop·u·late
Pronunciation: 'käp-y&-"lAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;-lat·ing
1 : to engage in sexual intercourse
2 of gametes : to fuse permanently —compare
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copulate cop·u·late (kŏp'yə-lāt')
v. cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·lates
To engage in coitus or sexual intercourse.
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