copulate

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I prove it thus; if it were of itself a Virtue not to copulate, it were a Sin to do it: so that it follows of Consequence, it is a Fault not to copulate, and a Virtue to do it Ma.

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  1. intransitive verb To engage in coitus or sexual intercourse.
  2. adjective Coupled; joined.

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  • He uses terms like "copulate", "sexual congress have relations with" (to men, " sexual relations" is a redundancy), overlaid with stilted manners; the suit on the chimp Money, Marriage and Prostitution, Work and Prevention of an Automated Society: There is no human reason for money or for anyone to work more than two or three hours a week at the very most. —  SCUM Manifesto
  • Was the Henry climbing atop the Martha to copulate, as they sometimes did at night? —  AEonThree
  • They like the warmth of such installations to copulate (look it up). —  Dagney's Rant
  • French animal law stated that when a human and a non-human creature copulate, both must be hung by the neck until dead -- regardless of the fact that the animal was just standing there practically begging to be plowed. —  Cracked: All Posts
  • Brooke did indeed "copulate" first with a man at the Orchard. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin cōpulāre, cōpulāt-, to join together, from cōpula, link.

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  1. from Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare (later Italian copulare = Spanish Portuguese copular = French copuler), unite, couple (later ult. couple,.v.), from copula, a band, bond: see copula, couple.
  2. from Latin copulatus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/ˈkɑpjuleɪt/
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