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osculate

v.
os·cu·late
Synonyms
Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ōsculātus, perfect active participle of ōsculor (“to kiss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōsculum (“a kiss”) + -or (verbal suffix), from ōs (“mouth”) + -culum (diminutive suffix). Doublet of oscillate.

Etymology 2

From Latin ōsculātus.

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