COPULATE

copulate, mate, pair, couple

(verb) engage in sexual intercourse; “Birds mate in the Spring”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

copulate (third-person singular simple present copulates, present participle copulating, simple past and past participle copulated)

To engage in sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

• fuck, have sex, make love, screw, swive, bang, sleep together, boff

• See also copulate

Adjective

copulate (not comparable)

(obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.

(grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.

Anagrams

• outplace

Source: Wiktionary


Cop"u*late, a. Etym: [L. copulatus, p.p. of copulare to couple, fr. copula. See Copula.]

1. Joined; associated; coupled. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: Joining subject and predicate; copulative. F. A. March.

Cop"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p.p. Copulated; p.pr. & vb.n. Copulating.]

Definition: To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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