intercalate

Meaning

Verb

1. To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
2. To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose, such as for the Hebrew calendar.
3. To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues.
4. To insert anything somewhere (especially between other things), such as an affix into a word. (Compare interpolate.)

Noun

1. (attributive, often) An atom or molecule, or a substance, that enters between the layers of the crystal lattice of another substance, especially that of graphite.
2. A compound formed by foreign atoms or molecules entering between the layers of a crystal lattice, especially that of graphite.

Synonyms

insert

interpolate

interpose

add

inlay

infix

implant

alternate

interposition

intervene

pad

run in

interpolare

Translations

intercalar

interpolieren

einschalten

intercaler

intercalare

tussenvoegen

intercalar

araya ilâve etmek

أقحم

araya sokmak

intercalar

παρενθέτω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɜː.kəl.eɪt/

Etymology

The verb is first attested in 1614, the noun in 1964; borrowed from Latin intercalātus, perfect passive participle of intercalō (“to proclaim that a day, an event, etc. has been intercalated; to insert”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from inter- (“between, among”) + calō (“to call; to proclaim”).