Definition
To stop kissing or to cease an affectionate gesture of kissing.
Etymology
From de- (to reverse) + osculate (from Latin osculari, meaning 'to kiss'). This is a rare, playful term formed by adding the reversal prefix to the verb 'osculate' to mean its opposite.
Kelly Says
Deosculate is such a rare and whimsical word that most people have never heard it, even though 'osculate' (meaning 'to kiss') appears in crossword puzzles—it's a perfect example of how English theoretically lets you reverse almost any verb, but common sense prevents us from actually using most of these combinations.
Translations
ARالعربية
الانحراف
al-inhiraf
BNবাংলা
পরিবর্তন
poriborton
CACatalà
desviar
deh-svee-ar
CSČeština
odbočit
od-bo-chit
DEDeutsch
abweichen
ah-bee-vay-chen
ELΕλληνικά
παραβίαση
para-bee-as-ee
ESEspañol
desviar
deh-svee-ar
FRFrançais
désossuer
deh-so-syer
HEעברית
לה偏ות
le-h-pee-ot
HIहिन्दी
परिवर्तन
parivartan
HUMagyar
elhajlik
el-haj-lik
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjauh
men-jah-u
ITItaliano
desviare
deh-svee-are
JA日本語
脱落する
datsu-raku-suru
MSBahasa Melayu
menjauhi
men-jaw-hee
NLNederlands
afwijken
ahf-vee-ken
NONorsk
avvike
ahv-vee-ke
PLPolski
odchylać
od-khla-ch
PTPortuguês
desviar
deh-svee-ar
RORomână
a se abate
ah-se ah-bay-teh
RUРусский
отклоняться
otklyonit'sya
SVSvenska
avvika
av-vee-ka
SWKiswahili
kutoka
koo-toh-ka
TAதமிழ்
மாறுதல்
maaruthal
TEతెలుగు
పరివर्तనం
parivartanam
UKУкраїнська
відхилятися
vidkhila-ty-sya
URاردو
مُتَکَیّف
mu-ta-kay-if
VITiếng Việt
biến hướng
bee-en huong