copulate

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UK/ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/US/ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/UK/ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/US/ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/

verb

To engage in sexual intercourse.

“The amorous couple were found copulating inside the car.”

Similar
fuckhave sexmake lovescrewswivebangsleep togetherboff
Opposite
abstainkeep it in one's pantswouldn't touch with yours
OriginLatin cōpulātus →
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Meanings

copulate1

verbcopulate (third-person singular simple present copulates, present participle copulating, simple past and past participle copulated)

present singular third person copulates · participle present copulating · participle past copulated · past copulated

  1. formalintransitiveTo engage in sexual intercourse.

    The amorous couple were found copulating inside the car.

    Synonyms: fuck, have sex, make love, screw, swive, bang, sleep together, boff

copulate2

adjectivecopulate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteJoined; associated; coupled.

    the force of custome copulate, and conioyn'd

    1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Custom and Education”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
  2. not comparablegrammarJoining subject and predicate; copulative.

    Copulate words may be really a simple subject, 1, a repetition of the same notion, often a climax

    1870, Francis March, A Comparative Grammar of the Anglo-Saxon Language

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo engage in sexual intercourse.

Similar
fuckhave sexmake lovescrewswivebangsleep togetherboffapproachcohabitcommoncompanycoupleengage in sexexchange fleshhave intimate relationshave marital relationshave sexual relationsintercourse
Opposite
abstainkeep it in one's pantswouldn't touch with yours

More synonyms by meaning

verbengage in sexual intercourse

Similar
matepaircouple
Broader
joinconjoin
Also see
approachbangbeatboffbonebonkbopbouncebump ugliescommoncouplecrackdick downdiscuss ugandado itdo the deeddo what one doesengenderexchange fleshfrackfuckget downget freakyget itget one's freak onget physicalget somego at itgreasehit the sheetshook uplay pipemake itmake lovematemeddlenetflix and chillpairplaypumprock and rollroll aroundrutshaboinkshagsticktumblewap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

copulate · verb

  1. Latincōpulātus
  2. Englishcopulate

From Latin cōpulātus, perfect passive participle of cōpulō (“to couple, join, connect”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French copuler.

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copulate · adjective

  1. Latincōpulātus
  2. Englishcopulate

From Latin cōpulātus, the perfect passive participle of cōpulō (“to couple, join, connect”). See -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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Translations

Ancient Greek μῑ́γνῡμι, σύνειμι
  • μῑ́γνῡμι (mī́gnūmi)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • σύνειμι (súneimi)to engage in sexual intercourse
Arabic جَامَعَ, ضَاجَعَ
  • جَامَعَ (jāmaʕa)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • ضَاجَعَ (ḍājaʕa)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • مَارَسَ الْجِنْس (mārasa l-jins)to engage in sexual intercourse
Bulgarian съвокуплявам се
  • съвокуплявам се (săvokupljavam se)to engage in sexual intercourse
Catalan copular
  • copularto engage in sexual intercourse
Czech souložit
  • souložitto engage in sexual intercourse
Danish kopulere
  • kopulereto engage in sexual intercourse
Esperanto seksumi, amori
  • seksumito engage in sexual intercourse
  • amorito engage in sexual intercourse
Estonian paarituma
  • paaritumato engage in sexual intercourse
Finnish rakastella, paritella
  • rakastellato engage in sexual intercourse
  • paritellato engage in sexual intercourse
French copuler
  • copulerto engage in sexual intercourse
German kopulieren, beischlafen
  • kopulierento engage in sexual intercourse
  • beischlafento engage in sexual intercourse
  • vögelnto engage in sexual intercourse
Hawaiian ai
  • aito engage in sexual intercourse
Hindi मैथुन, संभोग
  • मैथुन (maithun)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • संभोग (sambhog)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • सहवास (sahvās)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • चुदाई (cudāī)to engage in sexual intercourse
Hungarian közösül, párosodik
  • közösülto engage in sexual intercourse
  • párosodikto engage in sexual intercourse
  • párzikto engage in sexual intercourse
  • üzekedikto engage in sexual intercourse
Japanese 性交する, まぐわう
  • 性交する (seikō suru)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • まぐわう (maguwau)to engage in sexual intercourse
Latin coeō
  • coeōto engage in sexual intercourse
Malay berasmara, senggama
  • berasmarato engage in sexual intercourse
  • senggamato engage in sexual intercourse
  • jimakto engage in sexual intercourse
  • amputto engage in sexual intercourse
Māori ai, mahimahi
  • aito engage in sexual intercourse
  • mahimahito engage in sexual intercourse
  • onionito engage in sexual intercourse
  • tauonionito engage in sexual intercourse
  • tōkaito engage in sexual intercourse
  • hikato engage in sexual intercourse
Persian جفت گرفتن, مرزیدن
  • جفت گرفتن (joft gereftan)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • مرزیدن (morzidan)to engage in sexual intercourse
Polish spółkować, kopulować
  • spółkowaćto engage in sexual intercourse
  • kopulowaćto engage in sexual intercourse
Portuguese copular
  • copularto engage in sexual intercourse
Romanian împerechea
  • împerecheato engage in sexual intercourse
Russian совокупля́ться, совокупи́ться
  • совокупля́ться (sovokupljátʹsja)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • совокупи́ться (sovokupítʹsja)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • сноша́ться (snošátʹsja)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • спа́риваться (spárivatʹsja)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • спа́риться (spáritʹsja)to engage in sexual intercourse
Scottish Gaelic cliath
  • cliathto engage in sexual intercourse
Spanish copular
  • copularto engage in sexual intercourse
Tagalog kantutin, italik
  • kantutinto engage in sexual intercourse
  • italikto engage in sexual intercourse
Ukrainian зляга́тися, злягти́ся
  • зляга́тися (zljahátysja)to engage in sexual intercourse
  • злягти́ся (zljahtýsja)to engage in sexual intercourse

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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