Pronunciation: in- ' t ə r-p ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
Etymology: Latin interpolatus, past participle of interpolare to refurbish, alter, interpolate, from inter- + -polare (fr. polire to polish)
Date: 1612
transitive verb
1 a : to alter or corrupt (as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter b : to insert (words) into a text or into a conversation
2 : to insert between other things or parts : INTERCALATE
3 : to estimate values of (data or a function) between two known values
intransitive verb : to make insertions (as of estimated values)
synonyms see INTRODUCE
– in · ter · po · la · tion \ - ˌ t ə r-p ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun
– in · ter · po · la · tive \ - ' t ə r-p ə - ˌ l ā -tiv \ adjective
– in · ter · po · la · tor \ - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun