intercalate
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Latin intercalātus, perfect passive participle of intercalō.
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intercalate (third-person singular simple present intercalates, present participle intercalating, simple past and past participle intercalated)
- To insert an extra, leap, day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
- To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose. The Hebrew calendar has such a month.
- (molecular biology) To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues.
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Verb [edit]
intercalate
- second-person plural present indicative of intercalare
- second-person plural imperative of intercalare
- Feminine plural of intercalato
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Verb [edit]
intercalāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of intercalō
