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Verb: interpolate  in'turpu`leyt
  1. Estimate the value of
    - extrapolate
     
  2. Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
    - alter, falsify

Derived forms: interpolates, interpolating, interpolated

See also: interpolation

Type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, edit, figure [N. Amer], reckon, redact, work out

Encyclopedia: Interpolate