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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•po•late /ɪnˈtɜrpəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to introduce (something additional or extra) between other things or parts; insert;
interject;
interpose:to interpolate an unwanted comment.
in•ter•po•la•tion /ɪnˌtɜrpəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•po•late (in tûr′pə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. - to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject;
interpose;
intercalate. - Mathematicsto insert, estimate, or find an intermediate term in (a sequence).
- to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, esp. deceptively or without authorization.
- to insert (new or spurious matter) in this manner.
v.i. - to make an interpolation.
- Latin interpolātus past participle of interpolāre to make new, refurbish, touch up, equivalent. to inter- inter- + -polā- verb, verbal stem (akin to polīre to polish) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: interpolate /ɪnˈtɜːpəˌleɪt/ vb - to insert or introduce (a comment, passage, etc) into (a conversation, text, etc)
- to falsify or alter (a text, manuscript, etc) by the later addition of (material, esp spurious or valueless passages)
- (intransitive) to make additions, interruptions, or insertions
- to estimate (a value of a function) between the values already known or determined
Compare extrapolate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin interpolāre to give a new appearance to, from inter- + polīre to polishinˈterpoˌlater, inˈterpoˌlator n inˈterpolative adj |