Coaptate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌkəʊ̯ˈæpt.eɪ̯t/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Coaptate is a verb meaning (transitive, chiefly medicine) To join or attach.
Meaning
(transitive, chiefly medicine) To join or attach.
Example Sentences
Female patients sometimes tell us that another woman enters her body and coaptates herself to it, especially during the act of coitus.
It is a metaphor drawn from Carpenters and other Artificers, who by ſeverall joynts do ſo coaptate and fit the parts of their work unto one another,[…].
Word Forms
- coaptates
- coaptating
- coaptated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coapt, attach, connect, ligate, coagment, abligate.
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