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Verb
S:
(v)
deduce
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infer
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deduct
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derive
(reason by deduction; establish by deduction)
direct troponym
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full troponym
S:
(v)
extrapolate
(gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating)
S:
(v)
surmise
(infer from incomplete evidence)
S:
(v)
elicit
(derive by reason)
"elicit a solution"
domain category
S:
(n)
logic
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logical system
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system of logic
(a system of reasoning)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
generalize
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generalise
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extrapolate
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infer
(draw from specific cases for more general cases)
S:
(v)
deduce
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infer
(conclude by reasoning; in logic)
S:
(v)
guess
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infer
(guess correctly; solve by guessing)
"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
S:
(v)
understand
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infer
(believe to be the case)
"I understand you have no previous experience?"