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inosculate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inosculate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inosculate [ v. i.]
- To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose.
- To intercommunicate; to interjoin.
2 . Inosculate [ v. t.]
- To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body.
- To unite intimately; to cause to become as one.

Meaning of 'inosculate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inosculate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
Example in sentence:
  • anastomose blood vessels
Meaning (2):
- come together or open into each other
Example in sentence:
  • the blood vessels anastomose