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osculate
os·cu·late O0135600 (ŏs′kyə-lāt′)v. os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing, os·cu·lates v.tr.1. To kiss.2. Mathematics To have three or more points coincident with.v.intr. To come together; contact.
[Latin ōsculārī, ōsculāt-, from ōsculum, kiss, diminutive of ōs, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots.]osculate (ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt) vb1. usually jocular to kiss2. (Biology) (intr) (of an organism or group of organisms) to be intermediate between two taxonomic groups3. (Mathematics) geometry to touch in osculation[C17: from Latin ōsculārī to kiss; see osculum]os•cu•late (ˈɒs kyəˌleɪt)
v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to kiss. [1650–60; < Latin ōsculārī to kiss] osculate
Past participle: osculated
Gerund: osculating
| Imperative |
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| osculate | | osculate |
| Present |
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| I osculate | | you osculate | | he/she/it osculates | | we osculate | | you osculate | | they osculate |
| Preterite |
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| I osculated | | you osculated | | he/she/it osculated | | we osculated | | you osculated | | they osculated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am osculating | | you are osculating | | he/she/it is osculating | | we are osculating | | you are osculating | | they are osculating |
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| I have osculated | | you have osculated | | he/she/it has osculated | | we have osculated | | you have osculated | | they have osculated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was osculating | | you were osculating | | he/she/it was osculating | | we were osculating | | you were osculating | | they were osculating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had osculated | | you had osculated | | he/she/it had osculated | | we had osculated | | you had osculated | | they had osculated |
| Future |
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| I will osculate | | you will osculate | | he/she/it will osculate | | we will osculate | | you will osculate | | they will osculate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have osculated | | you will have osculated | | he/she/it will have osculated | | we will have osculated | | you will have osculated | | they will have osculated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be osculating | | you will be osculating | | he/she/it will be osculating | | we will be osculating | | you will be osculating | | they will be osculating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been osculating | | you have been osculating | | he/she/it has been osculating | | we have been osculating | | you have been osculating | | they have been osculating |
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| I will have been osculating | | you will have been osculating | | he/she/it will have been osculating | | we will have been osculating | | you will have been osculating | | they will have been osculating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been osculating | | you had been osculating | | he/she/it had been osculating | | we had been osculating | | you had been osculating | | they had been osculating |
| Conditional |
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| I would osculate | | you would osculate | | he/she/it would osculate | | we would osculate | | you would osculate | | they would osculate |
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| I would have osculated | | you would have osculated | | he/she/it would have osculated | | we would have osculated | | you would have osculated | | they would have osculated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | osculate - be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species osculate"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 2. | osculate - have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementshare - have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border" | | 3. | osculate - touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"buss, kiss, snogtouch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"peck, smack - kiss lightly |
osculateverbTo touch or caress with the lips, especially as a sign of passion or affection:buss, kiss, smack.Informal: peck.Slang: smooch.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeOsculationosculate
osculate (ŏs′kyə-lāt′)v. oscu·lated, oscu·lating, oscu·lates v.tr.1. To kiss.2. Mathematics To have three or more points coincident with.v.intr. To come together; contact.osculate
Related to osculate: widdershinsSynonyms for osculateverb to touch or caress with the lips, especially as a sign of passion or affectionSynonymsSynonyms for osculateverb be intermediate between two taxonomic groupsRelated Wordsverb have at least three points in common withRelated Words- math
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- maths
- share
verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.SynonymsRelated Words |