Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To engage in sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina.
- intransitive verb To transfer male reproductive cells from one individual to another, usually into an internal organ or cavity, such as a cloaca. Used of animals.
- adjective Coupled; joined.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To join together.
- To unite as a pair; especially, to unite sexually.
- Joined.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.
- adjective obsolete Joined; associated; coupled.
- adjective (Gram.) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To engage in
sexual intercourse .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What takes priority, our so called naturalistic sense of right and wrong or our biological desire to sexually copulate, which is essential for self preservation.
Child Abuse Alert 2009
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Brooke did indeed "copulate" first with a man at the Orchard.
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Brooke did indeed "copulate" first with a man at the Orchard.
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The houseflies can't even copulate without their joyless, amphetamine whimpers keeping me awake.
The Voices Summer Robinson 2011
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The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body.
something funny from Jennifer Jerry Ratch 2011
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Log in to Reply they should tell Waxman to go copulate with himself - nt
In an ideal world, this post would start a duel. | RedState 2010
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They share adjectives that apply only to Hollywood -- they dine, valet, copulate, vacation, litigate and rehab together.
Rick Schwartz: It's Easy to Win an Oscar! Rick Schwartz 2012
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His early work, especially the cause célèbre "The Elementary Particles," is really less a novel than a treatise on biological determinism, full of ex cathedra pronouncements about the bestiality of human nature and showy pornography meant to illustrate man's mindless, insect-like urge to copulate.
Reflections on Self-Regard Sam Sacks 2012
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They share adjectives that apply only to Hollywood -- they dine, valet, copulate, vacation, litigate and rehab together.
Rick Schwartz: It's Easy to Win an Oscar! Rick Schwartz 2012
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When they copulate, the males grunt loudly enough to "be heard all over the property," says Morgan.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Saving a Living Treasure of Asia Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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