interpolate

interpolate
\ \ [17] The Latin ancestor of interpolate meant literally ‘polish up’. It was interpolāre, based on a verbal element -polāre that was related to polīrepolish’ (source of English polish). Its meaning gradually progressed metaphorically via ‘refurbish’ and ‘alter the appearance of’ to ‘falsify, particularly by the insertion of new material’ (this last presumably arising from a reassertion of the central meaning of inter-, ‘between’). English originally took it over in the sense ‘alter, tamper with’, but before the middle of the 17th century the notion of ‘insertion, interjection’ had begun to emerge in its own right, and has gradually taken over from ‘alter’.
\ \ Cf.POLISH

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  • interpolate — (v.) 1610s, to alter or enlarge (a writing) by inserting new material, from L. interpolatus, pp. of interpolare alter, freshen up, polish; of writing, falsify, from inter up (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + polare, related to polire to smoothe, polish …   Etymology dictionary

  • interpolate — insert, intercalate, *introduce, insinuate, interpose, interject Analogous words: *enter, introduce, admit: *intrude, interlope: *add, superadd, annex, append Contrasted words: delete, expunge, *erase, cancel …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • interpolate — ► VERB 1) insert or introduce (something different or additional). 2) interject (a remark) in a conversation. 3) insert (words) in a book, especially to give a false impression as to its date. 4) Mathematics insert (an intermediate term) into a… …   English terms dictionary

  • interpolate — [in tʉr′pə lāt΄] vt. interpolated, interpolating [< L interpolatus, pp. of interpolare, to polish, dress up, corrupt < interpolis, altered by furbishing, repaired < inter , between + polire, to POLISH] 1. to alter, enlarge, or corrupt (a …   English World dictionary

  • interpolate — v. (D; tr.) to interpolate into * * * [ɪn tɜːpəleɪt] (D; tr.) to interpolate into …   Combinatory dictionary

  • interpolate — UK [ɪnˈtɜː(r)pəleɪt] / US [ɪnˈtɜrpəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms interpolate : present tense I/you/we/they interpolate he/she/it interpolates present participle interpolating past tense interpolated past participle interpolated formal 1) to …   English dictionary

  • interpolate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin interpolatus, past participle of interpolare to refurbish, alter, interpolate, from inter + polare (from polire to polish) Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. a. to alter or corrupt (as a text) by inserting new or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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