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Definitions for inosculate
ɪnˈɒs kyəˌleɪtin·oscu·late
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Princeton's WordNet
anastomose, inosculateverb
come together or open into each other
"the blood vessels anastomose"
anastomose, inosculateverb
cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
"anastomose blood vessels"
Wiktionary
inosculatenoun
the act of inosculating
inosculateverb
to homogenize; to make continuous
inosculateverb
to open into
inosculateverb
to unite
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Inosculateverb
To unite by apposition or contact.
Etymology: in and osculum, Lat.
This fifth conjugation of nerves is branched to the ball of the eye, and to the præcordia also in some measure, by inosculating with one of its nerves. William Derham, Physico-Theology.
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inosculate
Inosculate is a biological term often used in botany, referring to the natural process of interconnection or merging between two or more organisms. Typically, it describes the fusion or joining of separate parts of plants, such as tree branches or roots, to form a continuous network. This term can also apply to other forms of connection including vascular, channel, or tubular structures in both botany and anatomy.
Webster Dictionary
Inosculateverb
to unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose
Inosculateverb
to intercommunicate; to interjoin
Inosculateverb
to unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body
Inosculateverb
to unite intimately; to cause to become as one
Etymology: [Pref. in- in + osculate.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inosculate
in-os′kū-lāt, v.t. and v.i. to unite by mouths or ducts, as two vessels in an animal body: to blend.—n. Inosculā′tion. [L. in, and osculāri, -ātus, to kiss.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inosculate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inosculate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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