Osculate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Osculate is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To kiss.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To kiss.
More Meanings
- (mathematics) To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
- (intransitive) To make contact.
- (Vedic arithmetic) To perform osculation.
- To form a connecting link between two genera.
- Relating to kissing.
Example Sentences
And in the Olmsted Hotel in Cleveland he surprised a porter and a maid lasciviously osculating in a stairwell.
Word Forms
- osculates
- osculating
- osculated
Synonyms for osculate
Depending on context, synonyms include osculatory, buss, kiss.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buss, kiss, smooch, french, kissle, coitize.
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