interpolate
UK/ɪnˈtɜː.pəˌleɪt//ɪnˈtɝ.pəˌleɪt/
interpolate verb: to introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
Verb
interpolate (third-person singular simple present interpolates, present participle interpolating, simple past and past participle interpolated)
- To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
- in verse 74, the second line is clearly interpolated, probably by some unknown medieval scribe
- When interpolating an explanatory gloss, please enclose it in square brackets to make clear that it is interpolated.
- 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.
- A macro is invoked in the same way as a request; a control line beginning .xx will interpolate the contents of macro xx.2007, Joseph F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff User's manual
- Synonyms:
- transclude
interpolate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
interpolate in Tamil
- இடைச்செருகு, இடைக்கனலி, இடைக்கணி, இடைச் செருகு
interpolate in Urdu
- الحاق کرنا, تحریف کرنا
interpolate in Malayalam
- interpose, insert, enter
- ഇടയിലെഴുതുക, തിരുകിക്കയറ്റുക, സന്നിവേശിപ്പിക്കുക, ഇടയ്ക്ക് എഴുതിച്ചേർക്കുക, ഇടയിൽ തിരുകുക, കലർത്തുക
interpolate in Kannada
- ನಡುವೆ ಸೇರಿಸು, ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸು, ಹೊಸ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳತೂರಿಸು, ಒಳತೂರಿಸು, ಎಡೆಗಲಿಸು, ಎಡೆಗಲಸು
More languagesFewer languages
- interpolate in Odia
- ଗୁଞ୍ଜିବା guñjibā
- interpolate in Tagalog
- isalingit
Examples of interpolate in a sentence
- The Mittag-Leffler function can be used to interpolate continuously between a Gaussian and a Lorentzian function.
- Board and skater orientations were slerped, and the velocity was re-computed back from the positional Hermite curve rather than being interpolated.
- We have already mentioned that quaternions give very good visual results when interpolated using spherical linear interpolation, commonly known as SLERP.
Synonyms of interpolate
Forms of interpolate
| third-person singular present | interpolates |
|---|---|
| present participle | interpolating |
| past participle | interpolated |
| past | interpolated |
Origin of interpolate
From Latin interpolātus, perfect passive participle of interpolō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French interpoler.
Words formed from interpolate
Questions about interpolate
- What does interpolate mean?
- Interpolate means to introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
- What is interpolate in Tamil?
- Interpolate in Tamil is இடைச்செருகு, இடைக்கனலி, இடைக்கணி. See Interpolate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is interpolate?
- Interpolate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce interpolate?
- Interpolate is pronounced /ɪnˈtɜː.pəˌleɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of interpolate?
- The past tense of interpolate is interpolated.
Words near interpolate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: interpolate (page history and authors); interpolate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interpolate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interpolate (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); interpolate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଗୁଞ୍ଜିବା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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