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imply / infer
To
imply something means to suggest it in
an indirect way, without saying it
directly.
Larry's remarks
implied that he'd be leaving the company soon.
The evidence seems to
imply that the suspect is innocent of the crime.
To
infer something is to form a conclusion from
the information available
(especially if the information available does not state things directly):
From Larry's remarks, I
inferred that he'd probably be leaving the company
soon.
Based on
the evidence, the judge
inferred that the suspect was innocent.
These two words describe the same event but from the two different sides (similar
to lend and borrow). The speaker or writer
implies a point (suggests it indirectly).
The reader or listener
infers a point (comes to their own
conclusion after
considering the indirect information).
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