copulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To engage in sexual intercourse.

adj

Joined; associated; coupled.
Joining subject and predicate; copulative.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copulate.wav /ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/ En-us-copulate.oga /ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/ /ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/ En-us-copulate-adj.oga

Word forms

copulate copulates copulating copulated

Etymology

From Latin cōpulātus, perfect passive participle of cōpulō (“to couple, join, connect”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French copuler.

Synonyms

fuck have sex make love screw swive bang sleep together boff approach cohabit common company copulate couple engage in sex exchange flesh have intimate relations have marital relations have sexual relations intercourse know know someone in the biblical sense mate share a bed strain bauf beat bone boink bonk bop bounce breed bump nasties bump uglies catch a dick clap cheeks dance discuss Uganda dip one's pen in someone's inkwell do it do the deed do the nasty eff engender expletive deleted frack frak frick frig get busy get down get freaky get it get it on get jiggy get laid get lucky get one's dick wet get one's end away

Antonyms

abstain keep it in one's pants wouldn't touch with yours

Related words

copulability copulable copulatee copulation copulator copulin getting any getting enough copulate with Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class III § 374a. Sexuality Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 43. Junction

Derived words

copulater copulatingly pseudocopulate recopulate retrocopulate

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