extrapolate
verb (used with object)
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
extrapolated
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past participleof extrapolate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof extrapolate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
extrapolateverb (used with object)to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
Example Sentences
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Influencers’ claims about the peptides’ effect on human weight loss, muscle mass, longevity and energy appear to be extrapolated from their effects on lab animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The figures are based on a representative sample of 550 forecourts, comparing the five months prior to the outbreak with the five months after it started, and extrapolated to the UK's 8,359 forecourts.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
By leveraging AI, economists will be able to replicate the complex economic system at a granular level rather than relying on population or cohort averages, or data extrapolated from smaller samples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The inspector general’s office based its findings on a review of a selective or “purposive” sampling of 40 nursing-home inspections and admits the findings can’t easily be extrapolated to all facilities.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
And this can be extrapolated backward in time, so that when I speak, Desdemona speaks, too.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
