INTERCALATE


Meaning of INTERCALATE in English

ə̇n.ˈtərkəˌlāt, -tə̄k-, -təik-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin intercalatus, past participle of intercalare, from inter- + calare to call, summon — more at low

1. : to insert (as a day or month) in a calendar by intercalation

2. : to insert between or among existing elements : interpolate

intercalate a vowel into a cluster of consonants

stories intercalated into a narrative

3. : to insert (as a sheet of lava) between layers or beds of other rock : interstratify — usually used in the past part.

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