"infer" in the verb sense
1. deduce, infer, deduct, derive
reason by deduction establish by deduction
2. 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, infer
believe to be the case
"I understand you have no previous experience?"
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