inosculate
2 antonyms for inosculate — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — (formal) To blend together into a single, unbroken whole.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
(formal) To blend together into a single, unbroken whole.
anastomose
Antonyms
Etymology
First attested in 1672; from in- + osculate or its Latin etymon ōsculātus, perfect active participle of Latin osculor (“to kiss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) from ōsculum (“a kiss”). The adjective is a back-formation from inosculation, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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