coaptate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌkəʊ̯ˈæpt.eɪ̯t/|/ˌkəʊ̯ˈapt.eɪ̯t/    美 /ˌkoʊ̯ˈæpt.eɪ̯t/|/ˌkəʉ̯ˈæpt.æɪ̯t/|/ˌkɐʉ̯ˈæpt.æɪ̯t/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To join or attach. transitive
    — 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,[…].

词形变化

coaptates present,singular,third-person coaptating participle,present coaptated participle,past coaptated past

词源

Back-formation from coaptation, or borrowed from Late Latin coaptātus, perfect passive participle of coaptō, from co- + aptō (“to fasten”). By surface analysis, coapt + -ate (verbal suffix). First attested in 1645. Doublet of coapt.
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