extrapolate
verb (used with object)
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
am extrapolating
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present progressiveof extrapolate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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All any dieting person really wants—and I am extrapolating from personal experience here—is to eat a whole container of something.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2017
