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Vocabulary
IMPLY OR INFER?
Key
Imply means 'to suggest that something is true,
without saying it directly'.
Infer means 'to form an opinion that something is probably true because of other information you have'.
Infer means 'to form an opinion that something is probably true because of other information you have'.
- imply
The evidence implied that the killer was the butler.
The high level of radiation implies that these rocks are volcanic.
Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties.
- infer
From the evidence they inferred that the killer was the butler.
We can infer from these statistics that poverty has increased.
You may infer a wrong conclusion if you don't have enough information.