Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Osculate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
"These species osculate"
2
have at least three points in common with
"one curve osculates the other"
"these two surfaces osculate"
3
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"
4
To kiss someone or something.
Adjective
Example Sentences
"These species osculate"
verb
"one curve osculates the other"
verb
"these two surfaces osculate"
verb
"The newly married couple kissed"
verb
"She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)