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in·ter·po·late       [in-tur-puh-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
2.Mathematics. to insert, estimate, or find an intermediate term in (a sequence).
3.to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, esp. deceptively or without authorization.
4.to insert (new or spurious matter) in this manner.
–verb (used without object)
5.to make an interpolation.
[Origin: 1605–15; < L interpolātus ptp. of interpolāre to make new, refurbish, touch up, equiv. to inter- inter- + -polā- v. s. (akin to polīre to polish) + -tus ptp. suffix]

—Related forms
in·ter·po·la·ble       [in-tur-puh-luh-buhl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
in·ter·po·lat·er, in·ter·po·la·tor, noun
in·ter·po·la·to·ry       [in-tur-puh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, in·ter·po·la·tive, adjective
in·ter·po·la·tive·ly, adverb
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in·ter·po·late       (ĭn-tûr'pə-lāt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   in·ter·po·lat·ed, in·ter·po·lat·ing, in·ter·po·lates

v.   tr.
  1. To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
    1. To insert (material) into a text.
    2. 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.

v.   intr.
To make insertions or additions.


[Latin interpolāre, interpolāt-, to touch up, refurbish, from interpolis, refurbished; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.]

in·ter'po·la'tion n., in·ter'po·la'tive adj., in·ter'po·la'tor n.
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Interpolated

In*ter"po*la`ted\, a. 1. Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced; foisted in; changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter.

2. (Math.) (a) Provided with necessary interpolations; as, an interpolated table. (b) Introduced or determined by interpolation; as, interpolated quantities or numbers.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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