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cop·u·late
(kŏp′yə-lāt′)intr.v. cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·lates
1. To engage in sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina.
2. To transfer male reproductive cells from one individual to another, usually into an internal organ or cavity, such as a cloaca. Used of animals.
adj. (-lĭt)
Coupled; joined.
[Latin cōpulāre, cōpulāt-, to join together, from cōpula, link.]
cop′u·la′tion n.
cop′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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copulate
(ˈkɒpjʊˌleɪt)vb
(Zoology) (intr) to perform sexual intercourse
[C17: from Latin copulāre to join together; see copula]
ˌcopuˈlation n
ˈcopulatory adj
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cop•u•late
(v. ˈkɒp yəˌleɪt; adj. -lɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj. v.i.
1. to engage in sexual intercourse.
adj. 2. connected; joined.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cōpulātus, past participle of cōpulāre to join, unite. See copula]
cop`u•la′tion, n.
cop′u•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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copulate
Past participle: copulated
Gerund: copulating
| Imperative |
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| copulate |
| copulate |
| Present |
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| I copulate |
| you copulate |
| he/she/it copulates |
| we copulate |
| you copulate |
| they copulate |
| Preterite |
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| I copulated |
| you copulated |
| he/she/it copulated |
| we copulated |
| you copulated |
| they copulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am copulating |
| you are copulating |
| he/she/it is copulating |
| we are copulating |
| you are copulating |
| they are copulating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have copulated |
| you have copulated |
| he/she/it has copulated |
| we have copulated |
| you have copulated |
| they have copulated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was copulating |
| you were copulating |
| he/she/it was copulating |
| we were copulating |
| you were copulating |
| they were copulating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had copulated |
| you had copulated |
| he/she/it had copulated |
| we had copulated |
| you had copulated |
| they had copulated |
| Future |
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| I will copulate |
| you will copulate |
| he/she/it will copulate |
| we will copulate |
| you will copulate |
| they will copulate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have copulated |
| you will have copulated |
| he/she/it will have copulated |
| we will have copulated |
| you will have copulated |
| they will have copulated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be copulating |
| you will be copulating |
| he/she/it will be copulating |
| we will be copulating |
| you will be copulating |
| they will be copulating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been copulating |
| you have been copulating |
| he/she/it has been copulating |
| we have been copulating |
| you have been copulating |
| they have been copulating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been copulating |
| you will have been copulating |
| he/she/it will have been copulating |
| we will have been copulating |
| you will have been copulating |
| they will have been copulating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been copulating |
| you had been copulating |
| he/she/it had been copulating |
| we had been copulating |
| you had been copulating |
| they had been copulating |
| Conditional |
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| I would copulate |
| you would copulate |
| he/she/it would copulate |
| we would copulate |
| you would copulate |
| they would copulate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have copulated |
| you would have copulated |
| he/she/it would have copulated |
| we would have copulated |
| you would have copulated |
| they would have copulated |
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Verb 1. copulate - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
nick - mate successfully; of livestock
do it, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
tread - mate with; "male birds tread the females"
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copulate
verb have intercourse, have sex, screw (taboo slang), shag (taboo slang, chiefly Brit.), ball (taboo slang, chiefly U.S.), fuck (taboo slang), hump (taboo slang), bonk (informal) The males will copulate with every female on heat.
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copulate
verbTo engage in sexual relations with:
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