Pronunciations (6)
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/ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/
Pronunciation notes
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/ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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/ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt
Pronunciation notes
- US
Verb
To engage in sexual intercourse.
Usage- Formal
- Intransitive
- Examples
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The amorous couple were found copulating inside the car.
Adjective
Joined; associated; coupled.
Usage- not-comparable
- Obsolete
- Examples
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the force of custome copulate, and conioyn'd
Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
Usage- not-comparable
- Examples
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Copulate words may be really a simple subject, 1, a repetition of the same notion, often a climax
Verb
engage in sexual intercourse
- Examples
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Birds mate in the spring