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Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to
kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth.
See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.]
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1. To kiss.
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2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature
at the point of contact. See {Osculation}, 2.
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Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. i.
1. To kiss one another; to kiss.
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2. (Geom.) To touch closely. See {Osculation}, 2.
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3. (Biol.) To have characters in common with two genera or
families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to
interosculate. See {Osculant}.
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