intercalate

== English == === Etymology === The 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɜː.kəl.eɪt/, /ˌɪn.tə.kəˈleɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɝ.kəˌleɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪt === Verb === 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, such as for the Hebrew calendar. (molecular biology) 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.) ==== Derived terms ==== deintercalate intercalary intercalation ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Noun === intercalate (plural intercalates) (chemistry) (often used attributively) An atom or molecule, or a substance, that enters between the layers of the crystal lattice of another substance, especially that of graphite. A compound formed by foreign atoms or molecules entering between the layers of a crystal lattice, especially that of graphite. === References === “intercalate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “intercalate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== intercalate inflection of intercalare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== intercalate f pl feminine plural of intercalato === Anagrams === anelettrica, intratecale == Latin == === Verb === intercalāte second-person plural present active imperative of intercalō == Spanish == === Verb === intercalate second-person singular voseo imperative of intercalar combined with te