conclude vs infer
infer vs concludeconclude and infer both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| conclude | No | No | Yes | No |
| infer | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
infer is a hyponym of
conclude; that is, infer is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
conclude:
- conclude: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- infer: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Other hyponyms of conclude include
induce, deduce, deduct, derive, syllogise, syllogize, feel, find, deduce, gather, extrapolate, generalise, generalize.
| conclude (verb) | infer (verb) |
|---|---|
| decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion | reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
| bring to a close | believe to be the case |
| reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation | guess correctly; solve by guessing |
| reach agreement on | conclude by reasoning; in logic |
| come to a close | draw from specific cases for more general cases |
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