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subinfer

subinfer verb: to infer from an inference previously made.

Verb

subinfer (third-person singular simple present subinfers, present participle subinferring, simple past and past participle subinferred)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To infer from an inference previously made.
    • it is easily subinfer'd that it is nor lawful for Christian Churches , […]to forsake the communion of each othera. 1656, Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion

Forms of subinfer

third-person singular presentsubinfers
present participlesubinferring
past participlesubinferred
pastsubinferred

Origin of subinfer

From sub- + infer.

Questions about subinfer

What does subinfer mean?
Subinfer means to infer from an inference previously made.
What part of speech is subinfer?
Subinfer is a verb.
What is the past tense of subinfer?
The past tense of subinfer is subinferred.

Words near subinfer in the dictionary

  1. subinfections
  2. subinfectious
  3. subinfective
  4. subinfeodation
  5. subinfeodations
  6. subinfer
  7. subinferred
  8. subinferring
  9. subinfers
  10. subinfertility
  11. subinfeudate

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