verbfirst conjugation
interpolō
interpolō (present infinitive interpolāre, perfect active interpolāvī, supine interpolātum)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛr.pɔ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛr.po.lo]
Meaning
- to give a new form, shape, or appearance
- to polish, furbish, dress up
- to alter, falsify, insert text
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | interpolō | interpolābam | interpolābō | interpolāvī | interpolāveram | interpolāverō interpolārō |
| 2nd sg. | interpolās | interpolābās | interpolābis | interpolāvistī interpolāstī | interpolāverās interpolārās | interpolāveris |
| 3rd sg. | interpolat | interpolābat | interpolābit | interpolāvit | interpolāverat interpolārat | interpolāverit interpolārit |
| 1st pl. | interpolāmus | interpolābāmus | interpolābimus | interpolāvimus | interpolāverāmus | interpolāverimus interpolārimus |
| 2nd pl. | interpolātis | interpolābātis | interpolābitis | interpolāvistis interpolāstis | interpolāverātis interpolārātis | interpolāveritis interpolāritis |
| 3rd pl. | interpolant | interpolābant | interpolābunt | interpolāvērunt interpolāvēre, interpolārunt | interpolāverant interpolārant | interpolāverint interpolārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | interpolem | interpolārem | interpolāverim interpolārim | interpolāvissem interpolāssem |
| 2nd sg. | interpolēs | interpolārēs | interpolāverīs | interpolāvissēs interpolāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | interpolet | interpolāret | interpolāverit interpolārit | interpolāvisset interpolāsset |
| 1st pl. | interpolēmus | interpolārēmus | interpolāverīmus interpolārīmus | interpolāvissēmus interpolāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | interpolētis | interpolārētis | interpolāverītis interpolārītis | interpolāvissētis interpolāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | interpolent | interpolārent | interpolāverint interpolārint | interpolāvissent interpolāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | interpolor | interpolābar | interpolābor |
| 2nd sg. | interpolāris interpolāre | interpolābāris interpolābāre | interpolāberis interpolābere |
| 3rd sg. | interpolātur | interpolābātur | interpolābitur |
| 1st pl. | interpolāmur | interpolābāmur | interpolābimur |
| 2nd pl. | interpolāminī | interpolābāminī | interpolābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | interpolantur | interpolābantur | interpolābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | interpoler | interpolārer |
| 2nd sg. | interpolēris interpolēre | interpolārēris interpolārēre |
| 3rd sg. | interpolētur | interpolārētur |
| 1st pl. | interpolēmur | interpolārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | interpolēminī | interpolārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | interpolentur | interpolārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | interpolā | interpolāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | interpolāte | interpolāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | interpolātō | interpolātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | interpolātō | interpolātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | interpolātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | interpolantō | interpolantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | interpolāre | interpolārī |
| perfect infinitive | interpolāvisse interpolāsse | interpolātum esse |
| future infinitive | interpolātūrum esse | interpolātum īrī |
| present participle | interpolāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | interpolātus interpolāta, interpolātā, interpolātae, interpolātam, interpolātārum, interpolātās, interpolātī, interpolātōrum, interpolātōs |
| future participle | interpolātūrus interpolātūra, interpolātūrā, interpolātūrae, interpolātūram, interpolātūrārum, interpolātūrās, interpolātūre, interpolātūrī, interpolātūrīs, interpolātūrō, interpolātūrōrum, interpolātūrōs, interpolātūrum | interpolandus interpolanda, interpolandā, interpolandae, interpolandam, interpolandārum, interpolandās, interpolande, interpolandīs, interpolandōrum, interpolandōs |
gerundinterpolandī, interpolandō, interpolandumsupineinterpolātum, interpolātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- librum annotare, interpolare, distinguere
- to furnish a book with notes, additional extracts, marks of punctuation.
interpŏlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. interpolio; cf. Non. p. 34, 2 sq.,
I. to give a new form, shape, or appearance to any thing; to polish, furbish, or dress up; to spoil, corrupt, falsify; to vary, change (class.; cf. interlino, vitio, transscribo).
I. Lit.:
togam praetextam, to dye anew, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12.—II. Transf.
A. In gen.: illic homo me interpolabit, meumque os finget denuo, will work me up anew, i. e. will bang me into another shape, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 161:
nova pictura interpolare vis opus lepidissimum, i. e. to paint the lily, id. Most. 1, 3, 105: tura, to prepare, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 39.—B. Esp. of the falsification of writings, to insert, interpolate, alter, falsify:
semper aliquid demendo, mutando, interpolando, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 61, § 158 Zumpt N. cr.: scripturas divinas, Ambros. de Fide, 5, 16, 193: priorem textum, Amm. 15, 5, 12.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
interpolō āvī, ātus, āre
interpolus (old), furbished, to polish, furbish, dress up: togam praetextam, dye anew.—Of writings, to interpolate, alter, falsify: aliquid.
Origins
Probably from interpolus (“refurbished, revamped”) (variant form interpolis), from inter- (“inter-”) + the root of poliō (“to polish, smooth”).
Descendants
- Catalantripular
- Catalaninterpolar
- Englishinterpolate
- Frenchinterpoler
- Germaninterpolieren
- Italianinterpolare
- Portuguesetripular
- Portugueseinterpolar
- Spanishtripular
- Spanishinterpolar