coapt
verb
co·apt kō-ˈapt 
coapted; coapting; coapts
transitive verb
: to fit together and make fast
coaptation
(ˌ)kō-ˌap-ˈtā-shən
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin coaptare, from Latin co- + aptus fastened, fit — more at apt
First Known Use
1570, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
coapt
transitive verb
co·apt kō-ˈapt
: to close or fasten together : cause to adhere
the margins of the wound were then closely coapted with sutures 
Biological Abstracts
Biological Abstractscoapted
verb
as in connected
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- connected
- linked
- hasped
- united
- joined
- pinned
- tied
- reaffixed
- adhered
- clamped
- cinched
- clinched
- glued
- clipped
- screwed
- toggled
- clenched
- harnessed
- stapled
- clasped
- tacked
- stuck
- tackled
- pasted
- latched
- strapped
- riveted
- lashed
- refastened
- bolted
- plastered
- shackled
- attached
- hung
- yoked
- nailed
- resecured
- laced
- hanged
- reattached
- affixed
- refixed
- did up
- fastened
- bent
- buttoned
- fixed
- battened
- belayed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- detached
- broke up
- divided
- split
- unfastened
- separated
- unhooked
- divorced
- disconnected
- severed
- undid
- dissociated
- uncoupled
- parted
- sundered
- disjoined
- dissevered
- disunited
- disjointed
- loosened
- loosed
- unlinked
- untied
- unyoked
- unbound
- unlashed
- unfixed
- open for
- open for (someone)
- open for business
- open for discussion
- open for someone
- open form
- open fracture
- open frame
- open furrow
- open fuse
- open gait
- open gate
- open grain
- open harmony
- open hawse
- open hole
- open house
- open ice
- open interest
- open internal juncture
- open investigation
- open invitation
- open joint
- open juncture
- open letter