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interpolate

Syllabification: (in·ter·po·late)
Pronunciation: /inˈtərpəˌlāt/
Translate interpolate | into Italian
Definition of interpolate

verb

[with object]
  • insert (something) between fixed points:illustrations were interpolated in the text
  • insert (words) in a book or other text, especially in order to give a false impression as to its date.
  • alter (a book or text) by insertion of new material.
  • interject (a remark) in a conversation: [with direct speech]:“I dare say,” interpolated her employer
  • Mathematics insert (an intermediate value or term) into a series by estimating or calculating it from surrounding known values.

Derivatives

interpolation

noun

interpolative

Pronunciation: /-ˌlātiv/
adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin interpolat- 'refurbished, altered', from the verb interpolare, from inter- 'between' + -polare (related to polire 'to polish')

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