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Interpolate (Verb)

Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby.

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Historians have accused the editor of interpolate passages into the ancient text to support their own theories about the event.
The researcher was fired after it was discovered she had interpolated her own opinions into the quotes from her interview subjects.
By interpolating a few words, the deceitful translator completely changed the meaning of the original message.
It is alleged that the politician interpolated paragraphs into a speech by a famous historical figure to give the impression that they shared similar views.
Critics argued that the author had interpolated phrases from other works into his own novel without giving proper credit.

Estimate the value of.

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Engineers can interpolate the stress value of a material by analyzing data points from similar experiments.
Scientists use interpolation to estimate the missing values in a dataset by analyzing the available data points.
The economist tried to interpolate the GDP of the 19th century by analyzing historical trade data.
The software can interpolate the missing temperature reading by using the values from nearby sensors.
Researchers often interpolate the population size of a certain region by analyzing data from neighboring areas.