coˈaptate, v. rare.
[f. L. coaptāt- ppl. stem of coaptāre (see prec.): see co-, and aptate v.]
† 1. trans. To fit together, coapt. Obs.
| 1649 Bp. Reynolds Hosea v. 44 Carpenters..coaptate and fit the parts of their work unto one another. |
2. intr. Hence coapˈtating ppl. a. (nonce-use.)
| 1853 Kane Grinnell Exp. xliv. (1856) 409 Similar coaptating fragments [of ice] are seen in every direction. |