osculate

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To kiss.
2. To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
3. (intransitive) To make contact.
4. (Vedic) To perform osculation.
5. To form a connecting link between two genera.

Adj

Relating to kissing.

Synonyms

kiss

😗

buss

snog

lip

mouth

neck

osculation

smack

smooch

espouse

Translations

baciare

😗

εφάπτομαι

oskulieren

αγκαλιάζομαι

combaciare

kussen

😗

embrasser

beijar

😗

dar um beijo

besar

😗

değdirmek

قبّل

öpmek

😗

besar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/

Etymology

From Latin ōsculāt-, past participial stem of ōsculor (“to kiss”), from ōsculum (“kiss”) + -or (verbal suffix), from ōs (“mouth”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of oscillate.