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reason out vs infer

infer vs reason out

reason out and infer both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reason out No No Yes No
infer No No Yes No
As verbs, infer is a hyponym of reason out; that is, infer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reason out:
  • reason out: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
  • infer: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Other hyponyms of reason out include induce, deduce, deduct, derive, syllogise, syllogize, feel, find, deduce, gather, extrapolate, generalise, generalize.
reason out (verb) infer (verb)
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion reason by deduction; establish by deduction
believe to be the case
guess correctly; solve by guessing
conclude by reasoning; in logic
draw from specific cases for more general cases
Difference between reason out and infer

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