intransitive verb
-·lat·ed, -·lat·ingOrigin of copulate
Middle English copulaten from Classical Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare, to unite, couple from copula: see copulaintransitive verb
-·lat·ed, -·lat·ingOrigin of copulate
Middle English copulaten from Classical Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare, to unite, couple from copula: see copula
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"copulate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 31 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Copulate>.
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intransitive verb
cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·latesadjective
Origin of copulate
Latin cōpulāre cōpulāt- to join together from cōpula linkRelated Forms:
noun
adjective
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"copulate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 31 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Copulate>.
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copulate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31st, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Copulate
(third-person singular simple present copulates, present participle copulating, simple past and past participle copulated)
Latin copulare (“to couple”) perfect participle from stem copulat-
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"copulate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 31 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Copulate>.
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copulate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31st, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Copulate
v.
adj. (-lĭt)
Related Forms:
n.
adj.
MLA Style
"copulate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 31 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Copulate>.
APA Style
copulate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31st, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Copulate