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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.

Definition 2024


copulate

copulate

English

Verb

copulate (third-person singular simple present copulates, present participle copulating, simple past and past participle copulated)

  1. To engage in sexual intercourse.

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Adjective

copulate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
  2. (grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of F. A. March to this entry?)

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Italian

Verb

copulate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of copulare
  2. second-person plural imperative of copulare
  3. feminine plural of copulato

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Latin

Verb

cōpulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of cōpulō

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