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intercalate

in·ter·ca·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-tur-kuh-leyt]
    • /ɪnˈtɜr kəˌleɪt/
    • /ɪn.ˈtɜːk.ə.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tur-kuh-leyt]
    • /ɪnˈtɜr kəˌleɪt/

Definitions of intercalate word

  • verb with object intercalate to interpolate; interpose. 1
  • verb with object intercalate to insert (an extra day, month, etc.) in the calendar. 1
  • noun intercalate Interpolate (an intercalary period) in a calendar. 1
  • verb intercalate to insert (one or more days) into the calendar 0
  • verb intercalate to interpolate or insert 0
  • verb transitive intercalate to insert (a day, month, etc.) in the calendar 0

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Origin of intercalate

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin intercalātus past participle of intercalāre to insert a day or month into the calendar, equivalent to inter- inter- + calā- (stem of calāre to proclaim) + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Intercalate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

intercalate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

intercalate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for intercalate

verb intercalate

  • admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
  • insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
  • log — Mathematics. logarithm.
  • register — a list or record of such acts, events, etc.

Antonyms for intercalate

verb intercalate

  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
  • remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • take out — the act of taking.

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