copulate

[v. kop-yuh-leyt; adj. kop-yuh-lit] /v. ˈkɒp yəˌleɪt; adj. ˈkɒp yə lɪt/
verb (used without object), copulated, copulating.
1.
to engage in sexual intercourse.
adjective
2.
connected; joined.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin cōpulātus bound together. See copula, -ate1
Related forms
copulatory
[kop-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈkɒp yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA), adjective
British Dictionary definitions for copulate

copulate

/ˈkɒpjʊˌleɪt/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to perform sexual intercourse
Derived Forms
copulation, noun
copulatory, adjective
Word Origin
C17: from Latin copulāre to join together; see copula
Word Origin and History for copulate
v.

early 15c., "to join," from Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare "join together, couple, bind, link, unite," from copula "band, tie, link," from PIE *ko-ap-, from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- "to take, reach." Sexual sense attested from 1630s. Related: Copulated; copulating.

copulate in Medicine

copulate cop·u·late (kŏp'yə-lāt')
v. cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·lates
To engage in coitus or sexual intercourse.