intercalate
To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with…To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
Meaning
4 sensesTo insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
insert (days) in a calendar
To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose, such as for the Hebrew calendar.
To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues.
To insert anything somewhere (especially between other things), such as an affix into a word. (Compare interpolate.)
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
The verb is first attested in 1614, the noun in 1964; borrowed from Latin intercalātus, peThe verb is first attested in 1614, the noun in 1964; borrowed from Latin intercalātus, perfect passive participle of intercalō (“to proclaim that a day, an event, etc. has been intercalated; to insert”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from inter- (“between, among”) + calō (“to call; to proclaim”).
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Forms
intercalates, intercalating, intercalated, intercalated| Base form | intercalate · to intercalate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | intercalates |
| Present participle | intercalating |
| Past simple | intercalated |
| Past participle | intercalated |
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Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle