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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

coapt en · VERB

Etymology

First attested in 1570; Late Latin coaptō, from con- + aptō (“to fasten”).

Meanings

  1. To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.

Forms

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coapts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
coapting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
coapted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
coapted Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

coaptive · coaptation

Synonyms

coaptate