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infer

verb
/ɪnˈfɜː/UK/ɪnˈfɝ/CA/ɪnˈfɛr/

Etymology

From Latin inferō, from Latin in- (“in, at, on; into”) + Latin ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”) (cognate to Old English beran, whence English bear), from Proto-Italic *ferō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to bear, carry”), from the root *bʰer-. Literally “carry forward”, equivalent to “bear in”, as in concluding from a premise. Doublet of inbear.

  1. derived from *bʰéreti✻
  2. derived from *ferō✻
  3. derived from ferō — “bear, carry; suffer”
  4. derived from in- — “in, at, on; into”
  5. borrowed from inferō

Definitions

  1. To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion

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

    • It is dangerous to infer too much from martial bluster in British politics: at the first hint of trouble, channelling Churchill is a default tactic for beleaguered leaders of all sorts.

  2. To lead to (something) as a consequence

    To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.

    • a. 1535, Thomas More, letter to Fryth the fyrste parte is not the proofe of the second. but rather contrarywyse the seconde inferreth well yͤ fyrst.
    • This doth infer the zeal I had to see him.
    • These and a thousand like propositions, which concurre in this purpose, do evidently inferre [translating sonnent] some thing beyond patient expecting of death it selfe to be suffered in this life[…].

  3. To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.

    • faire Serena[…]fled fast away, afeard / Of villany to be to her inferd[…].
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.

      To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in, to adduce.

      • Full well hath Clifford played the orator, / Inferring arguments of mighty force.

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Derived

inferability, inferable, inference, inferrable, inferral, inferrer, misinfer, reinfer, subinfer, uninferant

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at infer. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at infer. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at infer

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA