Etymology

coapt

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Today it means: To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation. Full definition →

Late Latin coaptō
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromcoaptō
  2. English todaycoapt

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

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