amplex

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verb

To engage in amplexus.

Similar
amplect
OriginLatin amplexor →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

verbamplex (third-person singular simple present amplexes, present participle amplexing, simple past and past participle amplexed)

present singular third person amplexes · participle present amplexing · participle past amplexed · past amplexed

  1. biologyTo engage in amplexus.

    Synonyms: amplect

  2. archaicTo embrace.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo engage in amplexus.

Similar
amplect
Also see
amplect

Origin

  1. Latinamplexor
  2. Englishamplex

Either from Latin amplexor or amplex-, past participial stem of amplector.

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APA

amplex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplex

MLA

“amplex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amplex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplex.

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