Definition of copulate
copulated
;copulating
intransitive verb
: to engage in sexual intercourse
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Examples of copulate in a Sentence
Some animals have complex mating rituals before they copulate.
the time of year when deer in the wild are likely to copulate
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Or a wet-denim-fetish site, where the turn-on seems to be jumping into a pool or showering with jeans on, then copulating.
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Now her mission is to copulate with the Commander, Fred Waterford, while lying in the lap of his infertile wife (Yvonne Strahovski).
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In some species, males may even refuse to copulate with certain females.
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Origin and Etymology of copulate
Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare to join, from copula —see copula
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playDefinition of copulate for English Language Learners
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: to have sexual intercourse
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