interpolate
Meaning
- (intransitive, transitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
- To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.
- During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
Synonyms
stick in
come in between
thrust in
ram in
foist into
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪn.ˈtɜɹ.pə.ˌleɪt/
Etymology
From Latin interpolātus, perfect passive participle of interpolō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French interpoler.
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