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copulate Definition

copu·late (käp′yo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -yə-)

intransitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

to have sexual intercourse

Etymology: ME copulaten < L copulatus, pp. of copulare, to unite, couple < copula: see copula

copulate Related Forms

cop′u·la′·tion noun cop′u·la·to′ry (--lə tôr′ē) adjective

copulate Synonyms

copulate

v.

make love, have sex, mate, have relations, unite, couple, cover, serve, lie with, know, sleep with, sleep together, bed, go to bed, have sexual relations, have marital relations, have extramarital relations, be carnal, unite sexually, have sexual intercourse, breed, cohabit, have coition, fornicate, break the seventh commandment, lay*, ball*, fool around*, screw*, make out*, have funny business*, do it*, make it*, get it on*, go all the way*; see also join 1.

Antonyms abstain*, be continent, be celibate.

copulate Usage Examples

Object

  • couple: He hit the copulating couple a smart blow with his stick - presumably striking a blow for animal decency.
  • pair: I marked the spot, and revisited the site the following day, finding the pair still copulated.

Preposition: with

female: This trait is part of the process for finding and copulating with females.

Modifying Another Word

  • n't: Brian Damage wrote: nick wrote: She once complained to me that the staff in the warehouse would n't copulate with her.
  • then: She then copulated with her new neighbor in the late summer season.

Browse dictionary entries near copulate

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  7. ‹ coprophilia
  8. ‹ coprophagous
  9. ‹ coprology
  10. ‹ coprolite
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