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inosculate.

To homogenize; to make continuous.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈnɒs.kjʊˌleɪt/
  1. To homogenize; to make continuous.

    transitive
  2. To open into.

    intransitive
  3. To unite.

    rare · transitive
  4. To intercommunicate; to interjoin.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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).

adj/ɪˈnɒs.kjʊˌleɪt/
  1. Pertaining to or characterized by inosculation.

Where this word comes from

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).

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