interpolate
verb[T]
formaluk/ɪnˈtɜː.pə.leɪt/us/ɪnˈtɝː.pə.leɪt/toaddsomething in themiddleof atext,pieceofmusic, etc.:
In hisadaptationof thescripthe interpolated the words "tempus fugit" and thetranslation"timeflies".
Coleridge-Taylor waskeenon interpolatingAfrican-Americanspiritualsinto theclassicalmusictradition.
mathematicsspecialized
toaddanumberoriteminto themiddleof aseries,calculatedbasedon thenumbersoritemsbefore and after it:
They usespecialsoftwaretointelligentlyinterpolate themissingvalues.
Additionaljobsareevaluatedandtheirmonetaryvaluesfor eachfactorinterpolated into thescale.
tointerruptsomeone by saying something:
插(话)"How veryoddto say all that!" I interpolated.
- The film-maker interpolatesstillsof Marlon Brando during therecitalof thepoem.
- Thechurchhas always madepracticaljudgmentswithrespecttoitsattemptto interpolateCatholicprinciplesinto thecivillaw.
- Thesemedianvalueswere interpolated by usinglinearregression.
- Yearlymeanrainfallwasobtainedfrom 20-yeardata, and interpolatedvaluesfor eachsquarewere used.
Inserting and forcing things into other things
- bed
- cram
- dig
- dig(something)intosomeone/something
- embed
- embedded
- gouging
- insertion
- inset
- interlace
- interpolation
- interposition
- lodge
- reinsert
- reinsertion
- rethread
- shoehorn
- squash
- stick
- stuck
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Augmenting and supplementing
Calculations & calculating
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
See also
interpolation