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coaptating

coaptating is the present participle and gerund of coaptate.

Meaning of coaptate

Verb

coaptate (third-person singular simple present coaptates, present participle coaptating, simple past and past participle coaptated)

  1. (transitive) To join or attach.
    • 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,[…].1645, Edward Reynolds, Israels prayer […], quoted in OED, London, page 44

Questions about coaptating

What is coaptating the present participle and gerund of?
Coaptating is the present participle and gerund of coaptate.

Words near coaptating in the dictionary

  1. coapprentices
  2. coapt
  3. coaptate
  4. coaptated
  5. coaptates
  6. coaptating
  7. coaptation
  8. coaptation splint
  9. coaptation splints
  10. coaptation suture
  11. coaptation sutures

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