1. (

• deduce ,
• infer ,
• deduct ,
• derive

) reason by deduction; establish by deduction ;

2. (

• generalize ,
• generalise ,
• extrapolate ,
• infer ,

) draw from specific cases for more general cases ;

3. (

• deduce ,
• infer

) conclude by reasoning; in logic ;

4. (

• guess ,
• infer ,

) guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" ;

5. (

• understand ,
• infer ,

) believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" ;