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copulate¹

  • /ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/ UK
  • /ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/ US

Rhymes with -ɒpjəleɪt, -ɒpjʊleɪt, -ɔpjəleɪt

Where it comes from

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

verb copulates · copulating · copulated

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

    Similar: fuck, have sex, make love, screw, swive, bang, sleep together, boff, approach, cohabit, common, company

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

copulate²

  • /ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/ UK
  • /ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/ US

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete Joined; associated; coupled. the force of custome copulate, and conioyn'd
  2. not comparable Joining subject and predicate; copulative. Copulate words may be really a simple subject, 1, a repetition of the same notion, often a climax

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verb

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

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verb to engage in sexual intercourse

Españolcopular
日本語性交する seikō suru, まぐわう maguwau
हिन्दीमैथुन maithun, संभोग sambhog, सहवास sahvās, चुदाई cudāī
Portuguêscopular
Françaiscopuler
Deutschkopulieren, beischlafen, vögeln
Românăîmperechea
Русскийсовокупля́ться sovokupljátʹsja, совокупи́ться sovokupítʹsja, сноша́ться snošátʹsja, спа́риваться spárivatʹsja, спа́риться spáritʹsja
العربيةجَامَعَ jāmaʕa, ضَاجَعَ ḍājaʕa, مَارَسَ الْجِنْس mārasa l-jins

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@misc{copulate_2026,
  title = {copulate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copulate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}