Inosculate

Quick meaning: Inosculate is a verb meaning (transitive) To homogenize; to make continuous.

Meaning

(transitive) To homogenize; to make continuous.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To open into.
2. (transitive, rare) To unite.
3. (intransitive) To intercommunicate; to interjoin.
4. Pertaining to or characterized by inosculation.

Example Sentences

This study proposes to trace the inosculate nature of the mask theme in Nietzsche's philosophy.

The trunks of inosculate, or self-grafting, trees, such as Elm, Live Oak, and Dogwood, are the load-bearing structure, and the branches from a continuous lattice frame for the walls and roof.

However, not all physicians of that age were convinced about the inosculate nature of these diseases, and debate continued unabated until the tragic self-experimentation of John Hunter in 1767.

The choice between normal, inverse, and inosculate strategies required some attention if only to emphasize the difference between the inosculate approach and much early work on numerical taxonomy.

Word Forms

• inosculates
• inosculating
• inosculated

Synonyms for inosculate

Depending on context, synonyms include blend, fuse, homogenize, uniformize, interosculate, affix.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include osculate, interosculate, unify, coagulate, interflow, coalesce.

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