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in⋅os⋅cu⋅late

[in-os-kyuh-leyt]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
1. to unite by openings, as arteries in anastomosis.
2. to connect or join so as to become or make continuous, as fibers; blend.
3. to unite intimately.

Origin:
1665–75; in- 2 + osculate


in⋅os⋅cu⋅la⋅tion, noun
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inosculate in·os·cu·late (ĭn-ŏs'kyə-lāt')
v. in·os·cu·lat·ed, in·os·cu·lat·ing, in·os·cu·lates

  1. To unite parts such as blood vessels, nerve fibers, or ducts by small openings.

  2. To unite so as to be continuous; blend.

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