heypolyglot
Italian

estrapolare

/e.stra.poˈla.re/verbC2
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Meaning

to extract, extrapolate

  • To take a quote, sentence, or fact out of context.
  • To extrapolate or infer data based on known trends.

In a sentence

Hanno estrapolato la mia frase dal contesto originale.

They took my sentence out of its original context.

È difficile estrapolare conclusioni certe da questo studio.

It is difficult to extrapolate definitive conclusions from this study.

Non dovresti mai estrapolare una citazione senza citare la fonte.

You should never extract a quote without citing the source.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
estrapolareinfinitive
estrapoloindicative · present · singular · 1st person
estrapoliindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
estrapolaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
estrapoliamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
estrapolateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
estrapolanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
estrapolavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
estrapolaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
estrapolavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
estrapolavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
estrapolavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
estrapolavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
estrapolaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
estrapolastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
estrapolòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
estrapolammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
estrapolasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
estrapolaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
estrapoleròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
estrapoleraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
estrapoleràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
estrapoleremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
estrapolereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
estrapolerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
estrapolisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
estrapolisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
estrapolisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
estrapoliamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
estrapoliatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
estrapolinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
estrapolassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
estrapolassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
estrapolassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
estrapolassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
estrapolastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
estrapolasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
estrapolereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
estrapoleresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
estrapolerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
estrapoleremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
estrapoleresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
estrapolerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
estrapolaimperative · singular · 2nd person
estrapoliamoimperative · plural · 1st person
estrapolateimperative · plural · 2nd person
estrapolandogerund
estrapolatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'avere'. Often used as 'estrapolare dal contesto' (to take out of context).

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