accouple
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See also: accouplé
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French acopler, French accoupler. See couple. Equivalent to ad- + couple.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
accouple (third-person singular simple present accouples, present participle accoupling, simple past and past participle accoupled)
- (transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
- 1548, Edward Hall, Hall's Chronicle:
- The Englishmen accoupled themselves with the Frenchmen.
Synonyms[edit]
- affix, attach, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (CAN) (file) - Homophones: accouplent, accouples
Verb[edit]
accouple
- inflection of accoupler:
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