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- [verb kop-yuh-leyt; adjective kop-yuh-lit]
- /verb ˈkɒp yəˌleɪt; adjective ˈkɒp yə lɪt/
- /ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/
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- [verb kop-yuh-leyt; adjective kop-yuh-lit]
- /verb ˈkɒp yəˌleɪt; adjective ˈkɒp yə lɪt/
Definitions of copulate word
- verb copulate If one animal or person copulates with another, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate. 3
- verb copulate to perform sexual intercourse 3
- intransitive verb copulate to have sexual intercourse 3
- verb without object copulate to engage in sexual intercourse. 1
- adjective copulate connected; joined. 1
- noun copulate Have sexual intercourse. 1
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Origin of copulate
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin cōpulātus bound together. See copula, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Copulate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
copulate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for copulate
verb copulate
- couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
- breed — A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
- fornicate — to commit fornication.
- mate — a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
- conjugate — When pupils or teachers conjugate a verb, they give its different forms in a particular order.
Antonyms for copulate
verb copulate
- uncouple — to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go: to uncouple railroad cars.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
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Matching words
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