Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inosculate

/ɪˈnɒs.kjʊˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-oscu-late
IPA
/ɪˈnɒs.kjʊˌleɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To homogenize; to make continuous.

Transitive verb

verb

To open into.

Intransitive verb

verb

To unite.

Transitive verb

verb

To intercommunicate; to interjoin.

Intransitive verb

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Etymology

First attested in 1672; from in- + osculate or its Latin etymon ōsculātus, perfect active participle of Latin osculor (“to kiss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) from ōsculum (“a kiss”). The adjective is a back-formation from inosculation, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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How do you pronounce inosculate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɒs.kjʊˌleɪt/.
What does inosculate mean?
To homogenize; to make continuous.
Where does inosculate come from?
It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1672.

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