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copulate

/ˈkɒpjʊleɪt/

/ˈkɑːpjʊleɪt/

Translations

copulateverb

copulated

Past Simple

copulated

Past Participle

copulating

Gerund

/ˈkɒpjʊleɪt/

/ˈkɑːpjʊleɪt/

The animals copulate during the breeding season.

Животные спариваются в брачный сезон.

The frogs copulate in the pond.

Лягушки совокупляются в пруду.

Additional translations

вступать в коитус

Synonyms

copulateadjective

/ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/

/ˈkɑː.pjə.leɪt/

Rare, chiefly technical in biology/botany meaning ‘paired, joined’.

copulateverb

To engage in sexual intercourse.

The biologists observed the animals as they began to copulate during the mating season.

To join or couple together; to connect.

The device is engineered to copulate the two pipes with minimal leakage.

copulateadjective

Joined, coupled, or united; paired together (especially in biology or botany).

The copulate leaves are fused at their bases.