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os·cu·late O0135600 (ŏs′kyə-lāt′)v. os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing, os·cu·lates v.tr.1. To kiss.2. Mathematics To have three or more points coincident with.v.intr. To come together; contact. [Latin ōsculārī, ōsculāt-, from ōsculum, kiss, diminutive of ōs, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots.]osculate (ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt) vb1. usually jocular to kiss2. (Biology) (intr) (of an organism or group of organisms) to be intermediate between two taxonomic groups3. (Mathematics) geometry to touch in osculation[C17: from Latin ōsculārī to kiss; see osculum]os•cu•late (ˈɒs kyəˌleɪt) v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to kiss. [1650–60; < Latin ōsculārī to kiss] osculate Past participle: osculated Gerund: osculating
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osculate | osculate |
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I osculate | you osculate | he/she/it osculates | we osculate | you osculate | they osculate |
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I osculated | you osculated | he/she/it osculated | we osculated | you osculated | they osculated |
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I am osculating | you are osculating | he/she/it is osculating | we are osculating | you are osculating | they are osculating |
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I have osculated | you have osculated | he/she/it has osculated | we have osculated | you have osculated | they have osculated |
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I was osculating | you were osculating | he/she/it was osculating | we were osculating | you were osculating | they were osculating |
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I had osculated | you had osculated | he/she/it had osculated | we had osculated | you had osculated | they had osculated |
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I will osculate | you will osculate | he/she/it will osculate | we will osculate | you will osculate | they will osculate |
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I will have osculated | you will have osculated | he/she/it will have osculated | we will have osculated | you will have osculated | they will have osculated |
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I will be osculating | you will be osculating | he/she/it will be osculating | we will be osculating | you will be osculating | they will be osculating |
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I have been osculating | you have been osculating | he/she/it has been osculating | we have been osculating | you have been osculating | they have been osculating |
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I will have been osculating | you will have been osculating | he/she/it will have been osculating | we will have been osculating | you will have been osculating | they will have been osculating |
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I had been osculating | you had been osculating | he/she/it had been osculating | we had been osculating | you had been osculating | they had been osculating |
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I would osculate | you would osculate | he/she/it would osculate | we would osculate | you would osculate | they would osculate |
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I would have osculated | you would have osculated | he/she/it would have osculated | we would have osculated | you would have osculated | they would have osculated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | osculate - be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species osculate"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 2. | osculate - have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementshare - have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border" | | 3. | osculate - 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"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"buss, kiss, snogtouch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"peck, smack - kiss lightly |
osculateverbTo touch or caress with the lips, especially as a sign of passion or affection:buss, kiss, smack.Informal: peck.Slang: smooch.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeOsculationosculate
osculate (ŏs′kyə-lāt′)v. oscu·lated, oscu·lating, oscu·lates v.tr.1. To kiss.2. Mathematics To have three or more points coincident with.v.intr. To come together; contact.osculate Related to osculate: widdershinsSynonyms for osculateverb to touch or caress with the lips, especially as a sign of passion or affectionSynonymsSynonyms for osculateverb be intermediate between two taxonomic groupsRelated Wordsverb have at least three points in common withRelated Words- math
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verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.SynonymsRelated Words |