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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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
But the stock market has “taken this demand and extrapolated it into the future,” with chip and memory stocks adding $7.8 trillion in market cap this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
That data can ultimately be extrapolated to regions where there isn’t much flood information to help predict sudden rainfall, Google said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
"In addition, when comparing our constraints with those derived and extrapolated from the early universe's CMB, we also agree well," said Chang.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
And this can be extrapolated backward in time, so that when I speak, Desdemona speaks, too.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
