osculate
[verb]
Synonyms: kiss, bus, lip, peck, smack, smooch, smoodge, smouch

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osculate verb. ['ɒskjʊleɪt] M17.
[Latin osculat- pa. ppl stem of osculari to kiss, formed as OSCULUM: see -ATE³.]
1. verb trans. & intrans. Kiss. Now joc. M17.

2. Geometry.
a. verb trans. Of a curve or surface: touch (another curve or surface) without crossing, so as to have a common tangent. E18.
b. verb intrans. Of two curves or surfaces: have a common tangent. M19.

3. verb intrans. Come into close contact or union; come together. M18.

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