osculate
pronunciation
How to pronounce osculate in British English:
UK ['ɒskjʊleɪt]
How to pronounce osculate in American English:
US ['ɒskjəˌleɪt]
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- Verb:
- be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
- have at least three points in common with
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
Word Origin
- osculate
- osculate: see oral
- osculate (v.)
- "to kiss," 1650s, from Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari "to kiss," from osculum "a kiss; pretty mouth, sweet mouth," literally "little mouth," diminutive of os "mouth" (see oral). Related: Osculated; osculating.