copulate vs breed

breed vs copulate

copulate is not a noun while breed is a noun.

copulate and breed both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
copulate	No	No	Yes	No
breed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, breed is a hyponym of copulate; that is, breed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than copulate:

copulate: engage in sexual intercourse
breed: copulate with a female, used especially of horses

Other hyponyms of copulate include nick, bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, tread, serve, service, deflower, ruin, mount, ride, cover, bugger, sodomise, sodomize, sodomise, sodomize.

copulate (noun)	breed (noun)
	a special type
	a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

copulate (verb)	breed (verb)
engage in sexual intercourse	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
	copulate with a female, used especially of horses
	cause to procreate (animals)
	call forth

Difference between copulate and breed

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