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Webster 1913 Edition


Copulate

Cop′u-late

,
Adj.
[L.
copulatus
, p. p. of
copulare
to couple, fr.
copula
. See
Copula
.]
1.
Joined; associated; coupled.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
(Gram.)
Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
F. A. March.

Cop′u-late

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Copulated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Copulating
.]
To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Copulate

COPULATE

,
Adj.
Joined. [Little used.]

COPULATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] To unite; to join in pairs. [Little used.]

COPULATE

,
Verb.
I.
To unite in sexual embrace; applied to animals in general.