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overgeneralise vs extrapolate

extrapolate vs overgeneralise

overgeneralise and extrapolate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overgeneralise No No Yes No
extrapolate No No Yes No
As verbs, extrapolate is a hypernym of overgeneralise; that is, extrapolate is a word with a broader meaning than overgeneralise:
  • overgeneralise: draw too general a conclusion
  • extrapolate: draw from specific cases for more general cases
Other hypernyms of overgeneralise include generalise, generalize, infer.
overgeneralise (verb) extrapolate (verb)
draw too general a conclusion estimate the value of something based on known values
gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
draw from specific cases for more general cases
Difference between overgeneralise and extrapolate

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