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infer

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Ancestral Lore of infer

Latin adjective infer means
  • below, beneath, underneath
  • lower, further down
  • lowest, last
  • of hell
  • vile
Latin verb infero, inferre means
  • advance, bring/march/step/move foward
  • bring/carry in, import
  • impel, urge

It is perhaps not far-fetched to conclude that the advancing meant in the verb is not just anywhere, but a carrying beneath or lowering.
infer enters the English language in the 16th century, with the meaning "to draw a conclusion"

infer verb
  • assume; to partake in a laziness of mind in lieu of careful and competent research
  • to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
  • guess, surmise
  • to involve as a normal outcome of thought
  • suggest, hint
inferior adjective
  • of lower status, rank, or priority
infernal adjective
  • of or relating to a nether world of the dead
  • of or relating to hell; hellish, diabolical
  • damnable

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Specific examples and quotes of infer

“If you engage with someone as if they are faulty, or somehow inferior, you are attempting to direct or assign them to the low-range spectrum. Of course, nobody is obliged to accept these implications, but certain constructs make it near impossible to reject them.”

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
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