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Infer

/ɪnˈfɜː/

To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

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📖 Definitions of "Infer"

verb

1
To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
2
To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. (Now often considered incorrect, especially with a person as subject.)
3
To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.
4
To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in.

🔄 Synonyms of "Infer"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
understandverb	(transitive, intransitive, of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
deriveverb	(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
deduceverb	(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
gatherverb	To collect normally separate things.
extrapolateverb	(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
deductverb	To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
generalizeverb	To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
generaliseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of generalize. [To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Infer"

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Word	Definition
deduceverb	(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
extrapolateverb	(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
deriveverb	(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
understandverb	(transitive, intransitive, of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
generalizeverb	To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
gatherverb	To collect normally separate things.
deductverb	To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
generaliseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of generalize. [To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.]
inferencenoun	(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
implyverb	(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
argumentationnoun	An exchange of arguments
meanverb	To intend.
reasoningnoun	(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
surmiseverb	(intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
identifyverb	(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
indicateverb	(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
construeverb	(transitive) To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
suggestverb	(transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
insinuateverb	To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.