| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·ter·po·late |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-tûr p -l t |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: in·ter·po·lat·ed, in·ter·po·lat·ing, in·ter·po·lates
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To insert or introduce between other elements or parts. 2a. To insert (material) into a text. b. To insert into a conversation. See synonyms at introduce. 3. To change or falsify (a text) by introducing new or incorrect material. 4. Mathematics To estimate a value of (a function or series) between two known values. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To make insertions or additions. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin interpolre, interpolt-, to touch up, refurbish, from interpolis, refurbished. See pel-5 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | in·terpo·lation —NOUN
in·terpo·lative —ADJECTIVE
in·terpo·lator —NOUN
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