osculate

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(ŏs'kyə-lāt') pronunciation

v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -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.]


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