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copulate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpjʊleɪt/
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Definition of copulate

verb

[no object]
  • have sexual intercourse: only the dominant male copulates with the female after about twenty minutes, they copulate again

Derivatives

copulatory

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'join'): from Latin copulat- 'fastened together', from the verb copulare, from copula (see copula)

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