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, Ap. Met. 11, 17, 16; manus ejus, id. ib. 4, 26, 2; homo, Amm. 22, 7.