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interleave
[ in-ter-leev ]
verb (used with object)
, in·ter·leaved, in·ter·leav·ing.
- to provide blank leaves in (a book) for notes or written comments.
- to insert blank leaves between (the regular printed leaves).
- to insert something alternately and regularly between the pages or parts of:
Interleave the eight-page form with carbon paper.
- to insert (material) alternately and regularly between the pages or parts of something else:
Interleave carbon paper between the pages of the form.
- Computers.
- to arrange (an operation) so that two or more programs, sets of instructions, etc., are performed in an alternating fashion.
- to mix (data and control characters) in a single operation.
interleave
/ ˌɪntəˈliːv /
verb
- often foll by with to intersperse (with), esp alternately, as the illustrations in a book (with protective leaves)
- to provide (a book) with blank leaves for notes, etc, or to protect illustrations
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Other Words From
- unin·ter·leaved adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interleave1
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Example Sentences
Let a servitor transcribe the quotations, and interleave them with references to save time.
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