inosculate

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: in=os=cu=late

CIDE DICTIONARY

inosculate, v. i. [Pref. in- in + osculate.].

•  To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose.  [1913 Webster]
•  To intercommunicate; to interjoin.  [1913 Webster]

  "The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes."  [1913 Webster]

inosculate, v. t. 

•  To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body.  Berkeley.  [1913 Webster]
•  To unite intimately; to cause to become as one.  [1913 Webster]

  "They were still together, grew
  (For so they said themselves) inosculated."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

inosculate, v.intr. & tr.
1 join by running together.
2 join closely.

Derivative

inosculation n.

Etymology

IN-(2) + L osculare provide with a mouth f. osculum dimin. of os mouth

ROGET THESAURUS

inosculate

Junction

VB join, unite, conjoin, connect, associate, put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together, tack together, fix together, bind up together together, embody, reembody, roll into one, attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast, tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, stitch, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain, fetter, lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket, marry, bridge over, span, braze, pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, crimp, screw, rivet, impact, solder, set, weld together, fuse together, wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase, graft, ingraft, inosculate, entwine, intwine, interlink, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, entangle, twine round, belay, tighten, trice up, screw up, be joined, hang together, hold together, cohere.

Crossing

VB cross, decussate, intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interdigitate, interlink, twine, entwine, weave, inweave, twist, wreathe, anastomose, inosculate, dovetail, splice, link, lace, tat, mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill, tangle, entangle, ravel, net, knot, dishevel, raddle.

Convolution

VB be convoluted, wind, twine, turn and twist, twirl, wave, undulate, meander, inosculate, entwine, intwine, twist, coil, roll, wrinkle, curl, crisp, twill, frizzle, crimp, crape, indent, scollop, scallop, wring, intort, contort, wreathe.