Cop"u*late (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Copulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Copulating.] To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.
Cop`u*la"tion (?), n. [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.
Cop"u*la"tive (?), a. [L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.] Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like "and".
Cop"u*la*tive, n. 1. Connection. [Obs.] Rycaut.