copulate

/ˈkɑpjəˌleɪt/
/ˈkɒpjəleɪt/
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Other forms: copulating; copulated; copulates

Definitions of copulate
  1. verb
    engage in sexual intercourse
    synonyms: couple, mate, pair
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    mate successfully; of livestock
    bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with
    have sexual intercourse with
    tread
    mate with
    serve, service
    mate with
    deflower
    deprive of virginity
    mount, ride
    copulate with
    breed, cover
    copulate with a female, used especially of horses
    bugger, sodomise, sodomize
    practice anal sex upon
    sodomise, sodomize
    copulate with an animal
    have, take
    have sex with; archaic use
    fornicate
    have sex without being married
    stand
    be available for stud services
    type of:
    conjoin, join
    make contact or come together
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