copulate

Joined; associated; coupled.

Adjective

  1. Joined; associated; coupled.
    • the force of custome copulate, and conioyn'd - 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Custom and Education”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
  2. Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
    • Copulate words may be really a simple subject, 1, a repetition of the same notion, often a climax - 1870, Francis March, A Comparative Grammar of the Anglo-Saxon Language:

Origin

From Latin cōpulātus, the perfect passive participle of cōpulō (“to couple, join, connect”). See -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Verb

  1. To engage in sexual intercourse.
    • The amorous couple were found copulating inside the car.

Origin

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

Forms

copulates copulating copulated

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

Antonyms

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

Hypernyms

act sexually

Hyponyms

fornicate close one's eyes and think of England creep fuck around get around have an affair lose one's virginity procreate prostitute oneself pull a train ride the cock carousel screw around smash and dash starfuck take it to the next level

Related

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

copulater copulatingly pseudocopulate recopulate retrocopulate