INOSCULATE

anastomose, inosculate

(verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; “anastomose blood vessels”

anastomose, inosculate

(verb) come together or open into each other; “the blood vessels anastomose”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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