Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recopulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-cop-u-late
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To copulate again.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"In this species, as in Nysius vinitor and delectus, the male and female copulate end to end, both dorsal and horizontal. They can recopulate several times with the same partner."
"As a result, females needed to recopulate to replenish their sperm supplies sooner than they would otherwise have done."
"After a period of oviposition, males will recopulate and perform a further series of tapping bouts, followed by another bout of oviposition."

Etymology

From re- + copulate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

recopulates (present, singular) recopulating (participle, present) recopulated (participle, past) recopulated (past)

Derived Forms

recopulation

Questions

What does recopulate mean?: To copulate again.
Where does recopulate come from?: From re- + copulate.

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