misextrapolate

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verb

To extrapolate wrongly, not merely with reasonable hypotheses and projections that turn out to be incorrect but furthermore on the basis of preventably flawed assumptions.

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Meanings

verbmisextrapolate (third-person singular simple present misextrapolates, present participle misextrapolating, simple past and past participle misextrapolated)

present singular third person misextrapolates · participle present misextrapolating · participle past misextrapolated · past misextrapolated

  1. To extrapolate wrongly, not merely with reasonable hypotheses and projections that turn out to be incorrect but furthermore on the basis of preventably flawed assumptions.

Origin

From mis- + extrapolate.

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APA

misextrapolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misextrapolate

MLA

“misextrapolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misextrapolate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misextrapolate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misextrapolate.

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