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inferreth

inferreth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of infer.

Meaning of infer

Verb

infer (third-person singular simple present infers, present participle inferring, simple past and past participle inferred)

  1. (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
    • It is dangerous to infer too much from martial bluster in British politics: at the first hint of trouble, channelling Churchill is a default tactic for beleaguered leaders of all sorts.2010 October 7, “Keep calm, but don't carry on”, in The Economist
  2. (often, proscribed, transitive) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
    • a. 1535, Thomas More, letter to Fryth
      the fyrste parte is not the proofe of the second. but rather contrarywyse the seconde inferreth well yͤ fyrst.
    Synonyms:
    imply, suggest, entail
  3. (obsolete) To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.
    • faire Serena[…]fled fast away, afeard / Of villany to be to her inferd[…].1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
  4. (obsolete) To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in, to adduce.
    • Full well hath Clifford played the orator, / Inferring arguments of mighty force.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Origin of inferreth

From infer + -eth.

Questions about inferreth

What is inferreth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Inferreth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of infer.

Words near inferreth in the dictionary

  1. inferred
  2. inferrence
  3. inferrer
  4. inferrers
  5. inferrest
  6. inferreth
  7. inferrible
  8. inferring
  9. inferrings
  10. infers
  11. infertile

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