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copulate
[ verb kop-yuh-leyt; adjective kop-yuh-lit ]
/ verb ˈkɒp yəˌleɪt; adjective ˈkɒp yə lɪt /
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verb (used without object), cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing.
to engage in sexual intercourse.
adjective
connected; joined.
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OTHER WORDS FROM copulate
cop·u·la·to·ry [kop-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈkɒp yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby copulate
copter, Coptic, Coptic Church, co-publish, copula, copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copybook
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How to use copulate in a sentence
Unis will eat with his mouth, Unis will urinate and Unis will copulate with his penis.
Sobek: The Ancient Egyptian Crocodile God of the Nile|Dattatreya Mandal|November 15, 2022|Realm of HistoryWe built them into something with so large a breast that they can’t copulate.
He Did Right by Animals. And Didn’t Take Bull from Anyone. - Issue 109: Excavation|Brandon Keim|December 15, 2021|NautilusNot only does it wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, it runs and hangs from bars, swims, eats, copulates, plays, raises its pups to maturity.
British Dictionary definitions for copulate
copulate
/ (ˈkɒpjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(intr) to perform sexual intercourse
Derived forms of copulate
copulation, nouncopulatory, adjectiveWord Origin for copulate
C17: from Latin copulāre to join together; see copula
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