copulate
Joining subject and predicateJoining subject and predicate; copulative.
UK/ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/US/ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/
» With no preliminaries the male flew to the female and lit on her back to copulate.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
(not comparable, obsolete)Joined; associated; coupled.
Examples
2 sentencesWith no preliminaries the male flew to the female and lit on her back to copulate.
Some species will copulate whenever the opportunity presents itself, while others only do so at a specific time of the year.
Origin
From Latin cōpulātus, the perfect passive participle of cōpulō (“to couple, join, connect”From Latin cōpulātus, the perfect passive participle of cōpulō (“to couple, join, connect”). See -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
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