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infer vs believe

believe vs infer

infer and believe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infer No No Yes No
believe No No Yes No
As verbs, believe is a hypernym of infer; that is, believe is a word with a broader meaning than infer:
  • infer: believe to be the case
  • believe: accept as true; take to be true
infer (verb) believe (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction accept as true; take to be true
believe to be the case follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
guess correctly; solve by guessing credit with veracity
conclude by reasoning; in logic be confident about something
draw from specific cases for more general cases judge or regard; look upon; judge
Difference between infer and believe

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