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interpolate: Meaning and Definition of
in•ter•po•late
Pronunciation: (in-tûr'pu-lāt"), [key] — v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
—v.t. - to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- to insert, estimate, or find an intermediate term in (a sequence).
- to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, esp. deceptively or without authorization.
- to insert (new or spurious matter) in this manner.
—v.i. - to make an interpolation.
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