coupled
adjective
[ ˈkʌp(ə)ld ]
• linked or connected in a pair or pairs.
• "coupled images"
couple
verb
• link or combine (something) with something else.
• "a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss"
Similar:
combine,
integrate,
mix,
incorporate,
accompany,
link,
team,
associate,
connect,
ally,
add to,
join to,
conjoin,
• mate or have sexual intercourse.
• "as middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. Compare with copula and copulate.
