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copulate

co·pu·late

UK/ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/ US/ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/ rare formal obsolete

verb

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make love

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

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