extrapolar

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ polar.

Adjective

extrapolar (not comparable)

1. From outside of a polar region

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əks.tɾə.puˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əks.tɾə.poˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.tɾa.poˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

extrapolar (first-person singular present extrapolo, first-person singular preterite extrapolí, past participle extrapolat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to extrapolate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of extrapolar (first conjugation)

infinitive			extrapolar
gerund			extrapolant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		extrapolat		extrapolada
		plural		extrapolats		extrapolades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	extrapolo	extrapoles	extrapola	extrapolem	extrapoleu	extrapolen
	imperfect	extrapolava	extrapolaves	extrapolava	extrapolàvem	extrapolàveu	extrapolaven
	future	extrapolaré	extrapolaràs	extrapolarà	extrapolarem	extrapolareu	extrapolaran
	preterite	extrapolí	extrapolares	extrapolà	extrapolàrem	extrapolàreu	extrapolaren
	conditional	extrapolaria	extrapolaries	extrapolaria	extrapolaríem	extrapolaríeu	extrapolarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	extrapoli	extrapolis	extrapoli	extrapolem	extrapoleu	extrapolin
	imperfect	extrapolés	extrapolessis	extrapolés	extrapoléssim	extrapoléssiu	extrapolessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	extrapola	extrapoli	extrapolem	extrapoleu	extrapolin
	negative (no)	—	no extrapolis	no extrapoli	no extrapolem	no extrapoleu	no extrapolin

Spanish

Etymology

From extra- +‎ (inter)polar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡstɾapoˈlaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾa.poˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧tra‧po‧lar

Verb

extrapolar (first-person singular present extrapolo, first-person singular preterite extrapolé, past participle extrapolado)

1. to extrapolate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of extrapolar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			extrapolar
gerund			extrapolando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		extrapolado		extrapolada
		plural		extrapolados		extrapoladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	extrapolo	extrapolastú extrapolásvos	extrapola	extrapolamos	extrapoláis	extrapolan
	imperfect	extrapolaba	extrapolabas	extrapolaba	extrapolábamos	extrapolabais	extrapolaban
	preterite	extrapolé	extrapolaste	extrapoló	extrapolamos	extrapolasteis	extrapolaron
	future	extrapolaré	extrapolarás	extrapolará	extrapolaremos	extrapolaréis	extrapolarán
	conditional	extrapolaría	extrapolarías	extrapolaría	extrapolaríamos	extrapolaríais	extrapolarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	extrapole	extrapolestú extrapolésvos2	extrapole	extrapolemos	extrapoléis	extrapolen
	imperfect (ra)	extrapolara	extrapolaras	extrapolara	extrapoláramos	extrapolarais	extrapolaran
	imperfect (se)	extrapolase	extrapolases	extrapolase	extrapolásemos	extrapolaseis	extrapolasen
	future1	extrapolare	extrapolares	extrapolare	extrapoláremos	extrapolareis	extrapolaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		extrapolatú extrapolávos	extrapole	extrapolemos	extrapolad	extrapolen
	negative		no extrapoles	no extrapole	no extrapolemos	no extrapoléis	no extrapolen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of extrapolar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive extrapolar	dative	extrapolarme	extrapolarte	extrapolarle, extrapolarse	extrapolarnos	extrapolaros	extrapolarles, extrapolarse
	accusative	extrapolarme	extrapolarte	extrapolarlo, extrapolarla, extrapolarse	extrapolarnos	extrapolaros	extrapolarlos, extrapolarlas, extrapolarse
with gerund extrapolando	dative	extrapolándome	extrapolándote	extrapolándole, extrapolándose	extrapolándonos	extrapolándoos	extrapolándoles, extrapolándose
	accusative	extrapolándome	extrapolándote	extrapolándolo, extrapolándola, extrapolándose	extrapolándonos	extrapolándoos	extrapolándolos, extrapolándolas, extrapolándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative extrapola	dative	extrapólame	extrapólate	extrapólale	extrapólanos	not used	extrapólales
	accusative	extrapólame	extrapólate	extrapólalo, extrapólala	extrapólanos	not used	extrapólalos, extrapólalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative extrapolá	dative	extrapolame	extrapolate	extrapolale	extrapolanos	not used	extrapolales
	accusative	extrapolame	extrapolate	extrapolalo, extrapolala	extrapolanos	not used	extrapolalos, extrapolalas
with formal second-person singular imperative extrapole	dative	extrapóleme	not used	extrapólele, extrapólese	extrapólenos	not used	extrapóleles
	accusative	extrapóleme	not used	extrapólelo, extrapólela, extrapólese	extrapólenos	not used	extrapólelos, extrapólelas
with first-person plural imperative extrapolemos	dative	not used	extrapolémoste	extrapolémosle	extrapolémonos	extrapolémoos	extrapolémosles
	accusative	not used	extrapolémoste	extrapolémoslo, extrapolémosla	extrapolémonos	extrapolémoos	extrapolémoslos, extrapolémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative extrapolad	dative	extrapoladme	not used	extrapoladle	extrapoladnos	extrapolaos	extrapoladles
	accusative	extrapoladme	not used	extrapoladlo, extrapoladla	extrapoladnos	extrapolaos	extrapoladlos, extrapoladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative extrapolen	dative	extrapólenme	not used	extrapólenle	extrapólennos	not used	extrapólenles, extrapólense
	accusative	extrapólenme	not used	extrapólenlo, extrapólenla	extrapólennos	not used	extrapólenlos, extrapólenlas, extrapólense

Related terms

• interpolar

Further reading

• “extrapolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025