Advertisement

Advertisement

inosculate

[ in-os-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, in·os·cu·lat·ed, in·os·cu·lat·ing.
  1. to unite by openings, as arteries in anastomosis.
  2. to connect or join so as to become or make continuous, as fibers; blend.
  3. to unite intimately.


inosculate

/ ɪnˈɒskjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. physiol (of small blood vessels) to communicate by anastomosis
  2. to unite or be united so as to be continuous; blend
  3. to intertwine or cause to intertwine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • inˌoscuˈlation, noun
Discover More

Other Words From

  • in·oscu·lation noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of inosculate1

First recorded in 1665–75; in- 2 + osculate
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of inosculate1

C17: from in- ² + Latin ōsculāre to equip with an opening, from ōsculum, diminutive of ōs mouth
Discover More

Example Sentences

These schools inosculate in respect of some of their arguments, and of their objections against ordinary modes of thought.

When the lamin, at least on one side, appear to inosculate or to be imbedded in each other.

The line of separation of any two parts of a crust which are connected only by membrane or ligament, but do not inosculate.

When head, trunk, and abdomen are not separated by a deep incisure, but inosculate in each other.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


inorganizationinosilicate