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extrapolate(dictionary)

extrapolate (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: extra ( EXTRA-) + English -polate (as in interpolate)]
to use facts about the present or about one thing or group to make a guess about the future or about other things or groups
extrapolate (sth) from sth
::It is possible to extrapolate future developments from current trends.
::You're extrapolating from your own feelings to mine.
extrapolate (sth) to sth
::These results cannot, however, be extrapolated to other patient groups.
-- extrapolation /Ik7strApE5leIFEn/ n [U and C]