"recopulate" meaning in English

See recopulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recopulates [present, singular, third-person], recopulating [participle, present], recopulated [participle, past], recopulated [past]
Etymology: re- + copulate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|copulate}} re- + copulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} recopulate (third-person singular simple present recopulates, present participle recopulating, simple past and past participle recopulated)
  1. to copulate again.
    Sense id: en-recopulate-en-verb-I3JQtWsX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

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