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INOSCULATE
anastomose, inosculate
(verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; āanastomose blood vesselsā
anastomose, inosculate
(verb) come together or open into each other; āthe blood vessels anastomoseā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
inosculate (third-person singular simple present inosculates, present participle inosculating, simple past and past participle inosculated)
(transitive) To homogenize; to make continuous.
Synonyms: blend, Thesaurus:homogenize
(intransitive) To open into.
(transitive) To unite.
Synonyms: affix, attach, join, put together, Thesaurus:join
(intransitive) To intercommunicate; to interjoin.
Adjective
inosculate (comparative more inosculate, superlative most inosculate)
Pertaining to or characterized by inosculation.
Anagrams
• inoculates, notaulices
Source: Wiktionary
In*os"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inosculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inosculating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + osculate.]
1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose.
2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin. The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes. De Quincey.
In*os"cu*late, v. t.
1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body. Berkeley.
2. To unite intimately; to cause to become as one. They were still together, grew (For so they said themselves) inosculated. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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