English Explanatory Dictionary

coaptate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To join or attach.

Pronunciation

kō′ăpt′āt /ˌkəʊ̯ˈæpt.eɪ̯t/ /ˌkəʊ̯ˈapt.eɪ̯t/ /ˌkoʊ̯ˈæpt.eɪ̯t/ /ˌkəʉ̯ˈæpt.æɪ̯t/ /ˌkɐʉ̯ˈæpt.æɪ̯t/ /ˌkɐʉ̯ˈɛpt.æɪ̯t/ /ˌkoˈapt.et/ /ˌkoːˈa(ː)pʈ.eːʈ/

Word forms

coaptate coaptates coaptating coaptated

Etymology

Back-formation from coaptation, or borrowed from Late Latin coaptātus, perfect passive participle of coaptō, from co- + aptō (“to fasten”). By surface analysis, coapt + -ate (verbal suffix). First attested in 1645. Doublet of coapt.

Related words

coapt

Derived words

coaptation
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