osculate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To kiss.
To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
To make contact.
To perform osculation.
To form a connecting link between two genera.

adj

Relating to kissing.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/ /ˈɒskjəˌleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-osculate.wav /ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/ /ˈɑskjuˌleɪt/ En-us-osculate.ogg /ˈɒskjʊlət/ /ˈɒskjələt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-osculate2.wav /ˈɑskjələt/ /ˈɑskjulət/

Word forms

osculate osculates osculating osculated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōsculātus, perfect active participle of ōsculor (“to kiss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōsculum (“a kiss”) + -or (verbal suffix), from ōs (“mouth”) + -culum (diminutive suffix). See also oscillate.

Synonyms

osculatory

Related words

osculation

Derived words

hyperosculate inosculate interosculate osculating osculator osculatory

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