INFER

[verb] -rr- [formal] - to obtain information indirectlyWhat do you infer from her refusal?Although she agreed with me I inferred from her expression that she was reluctant.We inferred from comments they had made to friends that they were unlikely to support us.We can/may infer from the absence of women in university history that higher education was denied them.If you see a man and a woman in a bar holding hands, it's reasonable to infer that they're having some sort of relationship.