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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inosculate \In*os"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inosculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inosculating.] [Pref. in- in + osculate.] 1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose. [1913 Webster] 2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin. [1913 Webster] The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]