Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Copulate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the Spring"
2
To engage in sexual intercourse.
Adjective
1
Joined; associated; coupled.
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Origin
The word comes from the Latin cōpulāre, meaning "to couple, join, or connect." It entered English with the addition of a verb-forming suffix.