to copulate
10
7.9
- verb
- /ˈkɒpjʊleɪt/
- NSFW
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copular
- And unlike many other animals, human beings don't simply copulate and then go on their way.
- females copulate
- males copulate
- animals copulate
Whereby if an animal copulates, then the male is in a refractory.
- Whereby if an animal copulates, then the male is in a refractory.
- The Organism is concerned with eating, copulating, laying in the sun, staying alive, all sorts of things.
Examples
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And then, immediately afterwards, they copulate under their animal aspect.
Academic text (1992) -
The Organism is concerned with eating, copulating, laying in the sun, staying alive, all sorts of things.
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Each male wants to convince every visiting female to copulate with him, and not with the guy down the hill.
Academic text (2010) -
The female copulates with the male just before her first trip to sea.
Academic text (2004) -
The adult wasp chews its way through the tree and copulates.
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The penguins were milling, copulating, sleeping, and standing in the snow (figure 3).
Academic text (2008) -
In the spring, many birds copulate to ensure the survival of their species.
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The study observed how often certain insects copulate during their mating season.
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During the mating ritual, the male snake copulates with the female to transfer sperm.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure
999
9.8
To have sex with someone
83
2.8
To have sex to produce young
23
8.1
To have sex with someone
20
8.8
To climb onto another animal to mate with it
8
5.7
To come together to mate and have young
5
8.1
To have sex with another person or animal
How Formal
- NSFW
10
7.9
- NSFW
296
5.3
- NSFW
∞
3.0
- NSFW
652
7.4
- Offensive
205
9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Copulate comes from the Latin root copula, meaning 'a link' or 'a bond'. It is the same root as the English word couple, so to copulate is to 'join together' physically, which is why it means 'to have sex'.