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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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