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Extrapolate

verb

ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt

Meaning

Making future estimates based on existing information

Extend the application of a method or conclusion to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue.

To estimate or conclude something by extending or projecting known information.

Scientists extrapolate climate changes based on past data.

Scientists extrapolate climate data to predict future trends.

Scientists extrapolate future trends from current data.

Predict, Infer, Deduce, infer, predict, estimate, deduce

Entry 1

Predict, Infer, Deduce

Entry 2

infer, predict, estimate

Entry 3

infer, predict, deduce

Misinterpret, Miscalculate, Guess, misinterpret, miscalculate, distort, misconstrue

Entry 1

Misinterpret, Miscalculate, Guess

Entry 2

misinterpret, miscalculate, distort

Entry 3

miscalculate, misconstrue, misinterpret

to hold responsible for a fault; to find fault with

to conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs; to pretend

to propel something with force through the air by a movement of the arm

To make something less dense or more refined.

to have or include within; to restrain or control

to bind legally or morally; to compel someone to do something