inosculate

Questions about inosculate

What does inosculate mean?

inosculate means "come together or open into each other". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inosculate?

inosculate has 4 syllables: i-no-scu-late. The stress falls on "no".

What is another word for inosculate?

Close synonyms include anastomose, anastomose. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inosculate a common word?

inosculate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.