Definition of COPULATE

copulate

Verb

Verb Forms: copulated, copulating, copulates

  • To engage in sexual intercourse.
  • engage in sexual intercourse
  • To engage in sexual intercourse.

Adj

  • Joined; associated; coupled.
  • Joining subject and predicate; copulative.

Examples

  • The amorous couple were found copulating inside the car.
  • Trying to COPULATE a winning strategy required combining diverse tiles into potent words.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

couple, mate, pair, Formal terms, Informal and slang terms, Netflix and chill, approach, bang, bauf, beat, boff, boink, bone, bonk, bop, bounce, breed, bump nasties, bump uglies, catch a dick, cohabit, company, copulate, dance, dip one's pen in someone's inkwell, discuss Uganda, do it, do the deed, do the nasty, eff, engage in sex, engender, exchange flesh, expletive deleted, feck, frack, frak, frick, frig, fuck, get busy, get down, get freaky, get it, get it on, get jiggy, get laid, get lucky, get one's dick wet, get one's end away, get one's freak on, get one's groove on, get one's leg over, get one's oats, get physical, get some, get the dirty water off one's chest, go all the way, graft the forked tree, haul one's ashes, have intimate relations, have it away, have it off, have marital relations, have sex, have sexual relations, hide the salami, hide the sausage, hide the wienie, hike the Appalachian Trail, hook up, hump, intercourse, jig-jig, knock boots, know, know someone in the biblical sense, lay pipe, lay the pipe, make it, make love, make out, make the beast with two backs, make whoopee, meddle, ming, penetrate, pipe, pipe down, play, play hide the sausage, rail, ride, rock and roll, roger, roll around, root, screw, see someone's etchings, sex, shag, share a bed, shelve, show someone one's etchings, slap bellies, sleep together, stick, strain, swive, tumble

Antonyms

abstain, keep it in one's pants, wouldn't touch with yours

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

copulate: valid Words With Friends Word