v. Function: verb
to arrive at by reasoning from evidence or from premises FF1C; we inferred from his questions that he was a stranger in the vicinity FF1E;
Synonyms: collect, conclude, deduce, deduct, derive, ||dope out, draw, gather, judge, make, make out; compare CONJECTURE
Related Words: induce; conjecture, glean, guess, reckon, speculate, surmise, think; ascertain, construe, interpret, reason, understand
Idioms: come to ( or draw or reach) a conclusion; read between the lines