infer vs tell

infer and tell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infer	No	No	Yes	No
tell	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tell is a hyponym of infer; that is, tell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infer:

infer (verb)	tell (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction	discern or comprehend
believe to be the case	mark as different
guess correctly; solve by guessing	let something be known
conclude by reasoning; in logic	narrate or give a detailed account of
draw from specific cases for more general cases	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
	give evidence
	express in words
	inform positively and with certainty and confidence