inosculate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To homogenize; to make continuous.
2. (intransitive) To open into.
3. (rare, transitive) To unite.
4. (intransitive) To intercommunicate; to interjoin.

Adj

Pertaining to or characterized by inosculation.

Synonyms

anastomose

accrete

grow together

interconnect

knit

join together

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈnɒs.kjʊˌleɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1672; from in- + osculate or its Latin etymon ōsculātus, perfect active participle of Latin osculor (“to kiss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) from ōsculum (“a kiss”). The adjective is a back-formation from inosculation, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).