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v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Anastomozed p. pr. & vb. n. Anastomosing. ] [ Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis. ] 1. (Anat. & Bot.) To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of any channels or lines, to meet and unite or run into each other, as rivers; to coalesce; to interjoin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]