copulate
to engage in sexual intercourse.
connected; joined.
Origin of copulate
1Other words from copulate
- cop·u·la·to·ry [kop-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈkɒp yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
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How to use copulate in a sentence
Male spiders practice how to copulate fast enough to get away from a female before other males attack them.
Seitz saw an antelope six weeks old making copulatory movements.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollAnd also for the copulatory organs which also become more and more female.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebWhen trapped two days later, she had a copulatory plug, and 21 days after this she was found with a newborn litter in a trap.
The pelvic fins in the male bear long grooved cartilaginous rods which are accessory copulatory organs or claspers.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
It lodges the copulatory organ, and on its dorsal wall lies the bursa Fabricii, an organ peculiar to birds.
British Dictionary definitions for copulate
/ (ˈkɒpjʊˌleɪt) /
(intr) to perform sexual intercourse
Origin of copulate
1Derived forms of copulate
- copulation, noun
- copulatory, adjective
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