Interpolate
71polish — [13] Latin polīre ‘make smooth and shiny’ is the ultimate source of English polish. It passed into Old French as polir, whose stem form was poliss – whence polish. The element pol of English interpolate is related to polīre. => INTERPOLATE,… …
72interpolation — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. interpolation (early 17c.), or directly from L. interpolationem (nom. interpolatio), noun of action from pp. stem of interpolare (see INTERPOLATE (Cf. interpolate)) …
73interpolator — (n.) 1650s, from L. interpolator, agent noun from pp. stem of interpolare (see INTERPOLATE (Cf. interpolate)) …
74approximate — adj 1. near, approaching, impending, forthcoming, coming, imminent. 2. rough, estimated, Sl. guesstimated; Math. interpolate, Statistics. extrapolative. 3. adjacent, juxtapositional, juxtaposed, proximate, next, next door, neighboring; close… …
75polish — [13] Latin polīre ‘make smooth and shiny’ is the ultimate source of English polish. It passed into Old French as polir, whose stem form was poliss – whence polish. The element pol of English interpolate is related to polīre. Cf.⇒ INTERPOLATE,… …
76interpolable — interˈpolable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑interpolate * * * interpolable, a. (ɪnˈtɜːpələb(ə)l) [f. L. interpolāre to interpolate + able.] Capable of being interpolated; suitable for interpolation. a 1871 De Morgan cited in …
77ad lib — {v. phr.} To improvise; interpolate during speech. * /When the actress forgot her lines during the second act, she had to ad lib in order to keep the show going./ …
78ad lib — {v. phr.} To improvise; interpolate during speech. * /When the actress forgot her lines during the second act, she had to ad lib in order to keep the show going./ …
79Foist — Foist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foisting}.] [Cf. OD. vysten to fizzle, D. veesten, E. fizz, fitchet, bullfist.] To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or… …
80Foisted — Foist Foist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foisting}.] [Cf. OD. vysten to fizzle, D. veesten, E. fizz, fitchet, bullfist.] To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something… …
