tell vs infer

tell and infer both are verbs.

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

As verbs, infer is a hypernym of tell; that is, infer is a word with a broader meaning than tell:

Other hypernyms of tell include guess.

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