"misinterpolate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misinterpolates [present, singular, third-person], misinterpolating [participle, present], misinterpolated [participle, past], misinterpolated [past]
Etymology: mis- + interpolate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|interpolate}} mis- + interpolate Head templates: {{en-verb}} misinterpolate (third-person singular simple present misinterpolates, present participle misinterpolating, simple past and past participle misinterpolated)
  1. To misestimate an interpolated data value.
    Sense id: en-misinterpolate-en-verb-0tGVwBTk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 60 40
  2. To insert or introduce an incorrect value into the middle of something else.
    Sense id: en-misinterpolate-en-verb-JiZqbYbT

Inflected forms

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