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osculate

/ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-cu-late
IPA
/ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kiss.

verb

To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.

verb

To make contact.

Intransitive verb

verb

To perform osculation.

verb

To form a connecting link between two genera.

adj

Relating to kissing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōsculātus, perfect active participle of ōsculor (“to kiss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōsculum (“a kiss”) + -or (verbal suffix), from ōs (“mouth”) + -culum (diminutive suffix). See also oscillate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/
  • British English: /ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

osculates (present, singular) osculating (participle, present) osculated (participle, past) osculated (past)

Derived Forms

hyperosculate inosculate interosculate osculating osculator osculatory

Frequently Paired Words

osculation

Synonyms

osculatory snog kiss buss

Questions

How do you pronounce osculate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/.
What does osculate mean?
To kiss.
Where does osculate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce osculate

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