Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of osmose.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word osmosed.

Examples

  • When I turned around again the young lady had somehow osmosed out of her clothes, which were right there on the car seat looking like she had simply passed through the cloth, and there she was in all her glory, and I mean that most seriously and reverently, believe me!

    OpEdNews - Diary: On Women, Love, Sex and Art 2010

  • When I turned around again the young lady had somehow osmosed out of her clothes, which were right there on the car seat looking like she had simply passed through the cloth, and there she was in all her glory, and I mean that most seriously and reverently, believe me!

    Printing: On Women, Love, Sex and Art 2010

  • In lieu of staring at the back of another passenger's head in an effort to make him turn around, it's possible my eyes drifted toward a passenger's book and I osmosed a line or two.

    Peter Mehlman: Just To Clarify 2008

  • Could it be that these guys have been listening to developers talk, and have osmosed the idea?

    Simplicity is spreading Neal Ford 2005

  • Could it be that these guys have been listening to developers talk, and have osmosed the idea?

    Archive 2005-01-01 Neal Ford 2005

  • “Looks like somebody preached it to me long enough that it damn near osmosed itself from her body to mine.”

    BLIND AMBITIONS LOLITA FILES 2000

  • “Looks like somebody preached it to me long enough that it damn near osmosed itself from her body to mine.”

    BLIND AMBITIONS LOLITA FILES 2000

  • “Looks like somebody preached it to me long enough that it damn near osmosed itself from her body to mine.”

    BLIND AMBITIONS LOLITA FILES 2000

  • The word has osmosed out into the Casino, and there is presently a throng of kibitzers gathered around the table, waiting for casualties.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • In addition to the iodide, some of the fatty base had osmosed through the membrane in each case.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 Various

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.