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coapt

coapt verb: to fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.

Verb

coapt (third-person singular simple present coapts, present participle coapting, simple past and past participle coapted)

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

Synonyms of coapt

Forms of coapt

third-person singular presentcoapts
present participlecoapting
past participlecoapted
pastcoapted

Origin of coapt

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

Words formed from coapt

Questions about coapt

What does coapt mean?
Coapt means to fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.
What part of speech is coapt?
Coapt is a verb.
What is the past tense of coapt?
The past tense of coapt is coapted.

Words near coapt in the dictionary

  1. coapplies
  2. coapply
  3. coapplying
  4. coapprentice
  5. coapprentices
  6. coapt
  7. coaptate
  8. coaptated
  9. coaptates
  10. coaptating
  11. coaptation

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