coaptate UK /ˌkəʊ̯ˈæpt.eɪ̯t/US /ˌkoʊ̯ˈæpt.eɪ̯t/ verb1 •To join or attach.Female patients sometimes tell us that another woman enters her body and coaptates herself to it, especially during the act of coitus. — 1900 formscoaptated · coaptating · coaptates