Defn: Joining subject and predicate; copulative. F. A. March.
COPULATE
Cop"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p.p. Copulated; p.pr. & vb.n. Copulating.]
Defn: To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.
COPULATION
Cop`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. copulatio: cf. F. copulation.]
1. The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas. Johnson.
2. The coming together of male and female in the act of generation; sexual union; coition.
COPULATIVE
Cop"u*la"tive, a. Etym: [L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.]
Defn: Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like "and".
COPULATIVE
Cop"u*la*tive, n.
1. Connection. [Obs.] Rycaut.