INTERPOLATE


Meaning of INTERPOLATE in English

[ ɪn'tə:pəleɪt ]

■ verb

1》 insert (words) in a book, especially to give a false impression as to its date.

↘make such insertions in (a book).

2》 interject (a remark) in a conversation.

3》 Mathematics insert (an intermediate term) into a series by estimating or calculating it from surrounding known values.

Derivatives

interpolation noun

interpolative adjective

interpolator noun

Origin

C17: from L. interpolat- , interpolare 'refurbish, alter', from inter- 'between' + -polare (rel. to polire 'to polish').

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