Meanings
verbcoapt (third-person singular simple present coapts, present participle coapting, simple past and past participle coapted)
present singular third person coapts · participle present coapting · participle past coapted · past coapted
- To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.
Synonyms: coaptate
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verbTo fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.
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Origin
- Late Latincoaptō
- Englishcoapt
First attested in 1570; Late Latin coaptō, from con- + aptō (“to fasten”).
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APA
coapt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coapt
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“coapt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coapt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coapt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coapt.
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