inosculate

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɒskjʊleɪt/

verb

[no object] formal
  • join by intertwining or fitting closely together.

Derivatives

inosculation

Pronunciation: /-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 17th century: from in-2 'into' + Latin osculare 'provide with a mouth or outlet' (from osculum, diminutive of os 'mouth'), on the pattern of Greek anastomoun, in the same sense