copulate

[ verb kop-yuh-leyt; adjective kop-yuh-lit ]

verb (used without object)

, cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing.

1. to engage in sexual intercourse.

adjective

1. connected; joined.

copulate

/ ˈkɒpjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. intr to perform sexual intercourse

Derived Forms

• ˌcopuˈlation, noun
• ˈcopulatory, adjective

Other Words From

• cop·u·la·to·ry [kop, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of copulate¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cōpulātus bound together. See copula, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of copulate¹

C17: from Latin copulāre to join together; see copula

Example Sentences

Unis will eat with his mouth, Unis will urinate and Unis will copulate with his penis.

From Realm of History

We built them into something with so large a breast that they can’t copulate.

From Nautilus

Not 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.

From Nautilus