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os·mose

 (ŏz′mōs′, ŏs′-)
intr. & tr.v. os·mosed, os·mos·ing, os·mos·es
To diffuse or cause to diffuse by osmosis.

[Back-formation from osmosis.]
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osmose

(ˈɒzməʊs; -məʊz; ˈɒs-)
vb
1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo osmosis
2. (Biology) to undergo or cause to undergo osmosis
3. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo osmosis
n
4. (Chemistry) a former name for osmosis
5. (Biology) a former name for osmosis
[C19 (n): abstracted from the earlier terms endosmose and exosmose; related to Greek ōsmos push]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

os•mose

(ˈɒz moʊs, ˈɒs-)

v. -mosed, -mos•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to undergo osmosis.
v.t.
2. to subject to osmosis.
n.
[1850–55; back formation from osmosis]
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osmose


Past participle: osmosed
Gerund: osmosing

Imperative
osmose
osmose
Present
I osmose
you osmose
he/she/it osmoses
we osmose
you osmose
they osmose
Preterite
I osmosed
you osmosed
he/she/it osmosed
we osmosed
you osmosed
they osmosed
Present Continuous
I am osmosing
you are osmosing
he/she/it is osmosing
we are osmosing
you are osmosing
they are osmosing
Present Perfect
I have osmosed
you have osmosed
he/she/it has osmosed
we have osmosed
you have osmosed
they have osmosed
Past Continuous
I was osmosing
you were osmosing
he/she/it was osmosing
we were osmosing
you were osmosing
they were osmosing
Past Perfect
I had osmosed
you had osmosed
he/she/it had osmosed
we had osmosed
you had osmosed
they had osmosed
Future
I will osmose
you will osmose
he/she/it will osmose
we will osmose
you will osmose
they will osmose
Future Perfect
I will have osmosed
you will have osmosed
he/she/it will have osmosed
we will have osmosed
you will have osmosed
they will have osmosed
Future Continuous
I will be osmosing
you will be osmosing
he/she/it will be osmosing
we will be osmosing
you will be osmosing
they will be osmosing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been osmosing
you have been osmosing
he/she/it has been osmosing
we have been osmosing
you have been osmosing
they have been osmosing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been osmosing
you will have been osmosing
he/she/it will have been osmosing
we will have been osmosing
you will have been osmosing
they will have been osmosing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been osmosing
you had been osmosing
he/she/it had been osmosing
we had been osmosing
you had been osmosing
they had been osmosing
Conditional
I would osmose
you would osmose
he/she/it would osmose
we would osmose
you would osmose
they would osmose
Past Conditional
I would have osmosed
you would have osmosed
he/she/it would have osmosed
we would have osmosed
you would have osmosed
they would have osmosed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Caught as they were osmosing into stadium giants, the band gleefully tear rock 'n' roll a new aperture.