Etymology

coaptate

co·apt·ate
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Late Latin coaptātus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromcoaptātus
  2. English todaycoaptate

Back-formation from coaptation, or borrowed from Late Latin coaptātus, perfect passive participle of coaptō, from co- + aptō (“to fasten”). By surface analysis, coapt + -ate (verbal suffix). First attested in 1645. Doublet of coapt.

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