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infer definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb infer 3 of 5 senses of infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => extrapolate => carry back => surmise => elicit Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => overgeneralize, overgeneralise => universalize Sense 4 guess, infer => tell Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb infer 3 of 5 senses of infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => extrapolate => carry back => surmise => suspect => elicit Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => overgeneralize, overgeneralise => universalize Sense 4 guess, infer => tell Entailment of verb infer Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb infer 5 senses of infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => reason, reason out conclude Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => reason, reason out conclude Sense 3 deduce, infer => reason, reason out conclude Sense 4 guess, infer => solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work Sense 5 understand, gather, infer => believe Familiarity of verb infer infer used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => reason, reason out conclude -------------- Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => reason, reason out conclude -------------- Sense 3 deduce, infer => reason, reason out conclude -------------- Sense 4 guess, infer => solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work -------------- Sense 5 understand, gather, infer => believe -------------- Grep of noun infer inference inferior inferior alveolar artery inferior cerebellar artery inferior cerebral vein inferior conjunction inferior court inferior epigastric vein inferior labial artery inferior labial vein inferior mesenteric artery inferior ophthalmic vein inferior planet inferior pulmonary vein inferior rectus inferior rectus muscle inferior thalamostriate vein inferior thyroid vein inferior vena cava inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold inferiority inferiority complex infernal infernal machine infernal region inferno infertility Overview of verb infer The verb infer has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) deduce, infer, deduct, derive -- (reason by deduction; establish by deduction) 2. (1) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer -- (draw from specific cases for more general cases) 3. deduce, infer -- (conclude by reasoning; in logic) 4. guess, infer -- (guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize") 5. understand, gather, infer -- (believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?") Grep of adj infer inferential inferior infernal infertile Overview of verb infer The verb infer has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) deduce, infer, deduct, derive -- (reason by deduction; establish by deduction) 2. (1) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer -- (draw from specific cases for more general cases) 3. deduce, infer -- (conclude by reasoning; in logic) 4. guess, infer -- (guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize") 5. understand, gather, infer -- (believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?")
infer definition