intransitive verb
-·lat·ed, -·lat·ing to have sexual intercourse
Origin of copulate
Middle English copulaten from Classical Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare, to unite, couple from copula: see copulacopulate
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copulate
intransitive verb
cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·lates- To engage in sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina.
- To transfer male reproductive cells from one individual to another, usually into an internal organ or cavity, such as a cloaca. Used of animals.
adjective
Coupled; joined.
Origin of copulate
Latin cōpulāre cōpulāt- to join together from cōpula linkRelated Forms:
- cop′u·la′tion
noun
- cop′u·la·to′ry
adjective
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present copulates, present participle copulating, simple past and past participle copulated)
- To engage in sexual intercourse.
Origin
Latin copulare (“to couple”) perfect participle from stem copulat-
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copulate - Medical Definition
v.
- To engage in sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina.
- To transfer male reproductive cells from one individual to another, usually into an internal organ or cavity, such as a cloaca. Used of animals.
adj. (-lĭt)
Coupled; joined.
Related Forms:
- cop′u·la′tion
n.
- cop′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē)
adj.
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