Main Entry: in·ter·po·late

Pronunciation: \in-ˈtər-pə-ˌlāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): in·ter·po·lat·ed; in·ter·po·lat·ing

Etymology: Latin interpolatus, past participle of interpolare to refurbish, alter, interpolate, from inter- + -polare (from 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 valuesintransitive verb : to make insertions (as of estimated values)

synonyms see introduce

— in·ter·po·la·tion \-ˌtər-pə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— in·ter·po·la·tive \-ˈtər-pə-ˌlā-tiv\ adjective

— in·ter·po·la·tor \-ˌlā-tər\ noun