different between copulate vs cooperate

English

Etymology

Latin copulare (“to couple”) perfect participle, from stem copulat-.

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?p.j?.le?t/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?k?.pj?.le?t/
  • Rhymes: -?pj?le?t
• (adjective)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?p.j?.l?t/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?k?.pj?.l?t/

Verb

copulate (third-person singular simple present copulates, present participle copulating, simple past and past participle copulated)

1. (somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

• fuck, have sex, make love, screw, swive, bang, sleep together, boff
• See also Thesaurus:copulate

Related terms

• copulin
• copulation
• copulator
• copulatee
• copulable
• copulability

Translations

Adjective

copulate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.
   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Custom and Education

     the force of custome copulate, and conioyn'd

2. (grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of F. A. March to this entry?)

Anagrams

• outplace

Italian

Verb

copulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of copulare
2. second-person plural imperative of copulare
3. feminine plural of copulato

Anagrams

• peculato

Latin

Verb

c?pul?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of c?pul?

References

• copulate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• copulate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Alternative forms

• co-operate (UK), coöperate (uncommon)

Etymology

Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperatus (“work with”). See co- + operate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko???p??e?t/, /ku??p??e?t/

Verb

cooperate (third-person singular simple present cooperates, present participle cooperating, simple past and past participle cooperated)

1. (intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
2. (intransitive) To allow for mutual unobstructed action
3. (intransitive) To function in harmony, side by side
4. (intransitive) To engage in economic cooperation.

Usage notes

The usual pronunciation of 'oo' is /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling coöperate emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling cooperate predominates. See also Appendix:Dieresis.

Synonyms

• coact
• coadjute
• co-op
• make common cause

Related terms

• cooperation (noun)
• cooperative (adjective; noun)
• cooperator (agent noun)

Translations

References

• “cooperate”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “cooperate” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "cooperate" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Italian

Verb

cooperate

1. second-person plural present indicative of cooperare
2. second-person plural imperative of cooperare
3. feminine plural of cooperato

Latin

Participle

cooper?te

1. vocative masculine singular of cooper?tus