interosculate

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verb

To connect together as if kissing; to touch barely.

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inosculate
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Meanings

verbinterosculate (third-person singular simple present interosculates, present participle interosculating, simple past and past participle interosculated)

present singular third person interosculates · participle present interosculating · participle past interosculated · past interosculated

  1. To connect together as if kissing; to touch barely.

    Synonyms: inosculate

  2. biologyTo have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo connect together as if kissing; to touch barely.

Similar
inosculate
Also see
inosculate

Origin

From inter- + osculate.

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Cite this entry
APA

interosculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interosculate

MLA

“interosculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interosculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interosculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interosculate.

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