exosculor

ex-oscŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. a., to kiss eagerly, kiss fondly (post-Aug.).

I.

Lit.:

multum ac diu exosculatus adolescentem,

Plin. Ep. 5, 17, 4:

aliquem,

Suet. Vit. 7 fin.:

collum uxoris,

id. Calig. 33:

manus cum fletu,

id. Oth. 12; Tac. H. 2, 49; 1, 45; id. A. 1, 34.—

II.

Trop., to praise greatly, to approve, admire a thing:

scientiam rerum,

Gell. 2, 26, 20; cf. Sen. Contr. 1, 2, 17 B.

► exoscŭlātus, a, um, in pass. signif., kissed:

vestigia deae,

App. M. 11, p. 265, 24:

manus ejus,

id. ib. 4, p. 154, 8:

homo,

Amm. 22, 7.