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Added 10 October 2026

osculate

/ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/ verb

Latin root: ōsculātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about osculate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be intermediate between two taxonomic groups.
These species osculate
Have at least three points in common with.
one curve osculates the other
Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
The newly married couple kissed

Origin

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.

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