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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
copulate
copulate
Present
I copulate
you copulate
he/she/it copulates
we copulate
you copulate
they copulate
Preterite
I copulated
you copulated
he/she/it copulated
we copulated
you copulated
they copulated
Present Continuous
I am copulating
you are copulating
he/she/it is copulating
we are copulating
you are copulating
they are copulating
Present Perfect
I have copulated
you have copulated
he/she/it has copulated
we have copulated
you have copulated
they have copulated
Past Continuous
I was copulating
you were copulating
he/she/it was copulating
we were copulating
you were copulating
they were copulating
Past Perfect
I had copulated
you had copulated
he/she/it had copulated
we had copulated
you had copulated
they had copulated
Future
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
I would copulate
you would copulate
he/she/it would copulate
we would copulate
you would copulate
they would copulate
Past Conditional
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.copulate - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
nick - mate successfully; of livestock
conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
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"
service, serve - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
deflower, ruin - deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
mount, ride - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
breed, cover - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"
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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

verb
To engage in sexual relations with:
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Translations

copulate

[ˈkɒpjʊleɪt] VIcopular
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copulate

[ˈkɒpjʊleɪt] vicopuler
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copulate

vikopulieren
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copulate

[ˈkɒpjʊleɪt] viaccoppiarsi
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They copulate in their nest until August then fly with their nestlings to other destinations," said a villager
Male bee flies fooled into trying to copulate with a daisy may learn from the awkward incident.
We used male behavioral cues (male singing softly and closely following a female collecting nesting material, male attempting to copulate with a female, male feeding an incubating female, and male feeding nestlings) to determine the social mate of the female.
Although bedbugs can be found alone, they are a gregarious creature that love to live--not unlike the hippie--in communes, and love nothing more than to copulate with one and all--and increase their clan, especially if you are gracious enough to feed them regularly.