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 Abstractscoapts
verb
as in links
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- links
- connects
- ties
- pins
- clamps
- straps
- staples
- refastens
- joins
- adheres
- resecures
- screws
- reaffixes
- toggles
- harnesses
- tackles
- sticks
- latches
- rivets
- clips
- lashes
- clinches
- unites
- tacks
- glues
- hangs
- clasps
- clenches
- shackles
- nails
- yokes
- pastes
- bolts
- cinches
- hasps
- laces
- plasters
- attaches
- affixes
- buttons
- bends
- reattaches
- refixes
- fastens
- battens
- fixes
- does up
- belays
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- breaks up
- disjoins
- detaches
- undoes
- splits
- unfastens
- parts
- divides
- unhooks
- disconnects
- separates
- dissociates
- severs
- dissevers
- disunites
- sunders
- divorces
- uncouples
- unyokes
- disjoints
- loosens
- looses
- unlinks
- unfixes
- unbinds
- unties
- unlashes