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   infer

   /ɪnˈfəː/

   verb

   • 1. deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements: "it is possible to infer a trend from the figures"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘bring about, inflict’): from Latin inferre ‘bring in, bring about’ (in medieval Latin ‘deduce’), from in- ‘into’ + ferre ‘bring’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inferable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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