Definition of COAPT

coapt

Verb

Verb Forms: coapted, coapting, coapts

  • To fit together and secure tightly, especially bones.
  • cause to adhere
    • "The wounds were coapted"
  • fit tightly and fasten
  • To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.

Examples

  • He managed to COAPT the difficult letters on his rack into a valid, high-scoring word.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1570; Late Latin coaptō, from con- + aptō (“to fasten”).

Scrabble Score: 9

coapt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
coapt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coapt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

coapt: valid Words With Friends Word