Associations to the word «Intercalate»

Wiktionary

INTERCALATE, verb. To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
INTERCALATE, verb. To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose. The Hebrew calendar has such a month.
INTERCALATE, verb. (molecular biology) To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues.

Dictionary definition

INTERCALATE, verb. Insert (days) in a calendar.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche