interpolate[verb]Synonyms: introduce, fill in, insert, insinuate, intercalate, interject, interpose, throw in
Contrasted words: cancel, delete, erase, expunge
Related Words: admit,
enter,
interlope,
intrude,
add,
annex,
append,
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in‧ter‧po‧late /ɪnˈtɜːpəleɪt $ -ɜːr-/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of interpolare 'to polish up, change, make worse']
1. to put additional words into a piece of writing
Synonym : insert2. to interrupt someone by saying something
—interpolation /ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃ
ən $ -ˌtɜːr-/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲