infer, deduce, conclude, judge, gather mean to arrive at a mental conclusion. infer implies arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence; if the evidence is slight, the term comes close to surmise. deduce often adds to infer the special implication of drawing a particular inference from a generalization. More @Wikipedia
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