Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Copulate /käp'-yəl-ātˌ/ · Cop·u·late · IPA /ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/ a. v. i. 01 a. Joined; associated; coupled. 1. Joined; associated; coupled.[Obs.] 2. Joining subject and predicate; copulative.(Gram.) 02 v. i. To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation. imp. & p. p. Copulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Copulating 1. To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.