infer
verbTo reach a conclusion from evidence or reasoning.
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Clear all filtersTo reach a conclusion from evidence or reasoning.
A conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.
To make something less pure by mixing in another substance.
Based on surrounding facts that support an inference about what happened.
Showing a sense of superiority while appearing to be helpful or polite.
Based on an unproved guess or inference.
Based on incomplete evidence
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A conclusion based on incomplete evidence.
A conclusion or result that follows naturally or logically from something else.
To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts or premises.
To draw out or infer something from available information.
To estimate beyond known observations by extending a pattern or relationship.
A mistaken belief or an argument that rests on faulty reasoning.
A possible consequence or a meaning suggested without being stated directly.
Suggested meaning
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An explanation of what something means, or a particular way of presenting a work.
Explanation of meaning
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The principles or process of reasoning from claims and evidence to conclusions.
Sordid or disreputable; also flimsy and of poor quality.
Sordid or disreputable
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Lower in rank, importance, or authority.
Below the required or generally accepted level of quality.
Understood without being stated directly.
Understood without direct statement
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