Deduce vs. Infer

Deduceverb

(transitive) To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.

Deduceverb

(obsolete) To take away; to deduct; to subtract.

Deduceverb

To lead forth.

Deduceverb

To lead forth.

Deduceverb

To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole.

Deduceverb

To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; - with from or out of.

Deduceverb

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Deduceverb

conclude by reasoning; in logic

Inferverb

(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

Inferverb

(transitive) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. (Now often considered incorrect, especially with a person as subject.)

Inferverb

(obsolete) To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.

Inferverb

(obsolete) To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in.

Inferverb

To bring on; to induce; to occasion.

Inferverb

To offer, as violence.

Inferverb

To bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to allege; to offer.

Inferverb

To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence, conclusion, or probability; as, I inferred his determination from his silence.

Inferverb

To show; to manifest; to prove.

Inferverb

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Inferverb

draw from specific cases for more general cases

Inferverb

conclude by reasoning; in logic

Inferverb

guess correctly; solve by guessing;

Inferverb

believe to be the case;