1. past tense and past participle of infer; concluded or deduced from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

Examples

• The detective inferred the suspect’s guilt from the evidence at the scene.
• From her silence, I inferred that she disagreed with the proposal.
• The scientist inferred the age of the fossil from the rock layers.
• His nervousness could be inferred from his fidgeting hands.
• The meaning of the ancient text was inferred through careful analysis.
• She inferred from his tone that he was upset about something.