copulate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb engage in sexual intercourse
    pair; couple; mate.
    • Birds mate in the Spring

WordNet

Cop"u*late adjective
Etymology
L. copulatus, p.p. of copulare to couple, fr. copula. See Copula.
Definitions
  1. Joined; associated; coupled. Obs. Bacon.
  2. (Gram.) Joining subject and predicate; copulative. F. A. March.
Cop"u*late intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Copulated; present participle & verbal noun Copulating
Definitions
  1. To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.

Webster 1913