Word definition: 'infer' • Lucid Lexicon

infer

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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.”

"Weird Genius"
The Story of Your Ankh
by Sabina Nore

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