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os·cu·late (äs′kyo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -kyə-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb osculated -·lat′ed, osculating -·lat′·ing

  1. to kiss: a pretentious or facetious usage
  2. to touch closely

Etymology: < L osculatus, pp. of osculari, to kiss < osculum, little mouth: see osculum

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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