coapt means to fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
COAPT — [Verb] To fit together and fasten, often with mutual adaptation. From Late Latin coaptō, from Latin con- ("together") + aptō ("to fasten, fit"). Unlike "attach" (which suggests fixing a secondary object to a primary one) or "join" (a more general term for connection), "coapt" implies an exact, interlocking adjustment of parts toward a whole. It is the watchmaker seating a minuscule gear, the surgeon approximating the lips of a wound with fine suture, and the quiet, perfect click of two ceramic shards reunited in a restorer’s hand—a small, deliberate victory against the persistent drift of things.
verb
- To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.