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infliggere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • infer verb To work out or conclude something based on evidence or reasoning, rather than being told directly.
  • inflict verb To cause something unpleasant, such as pain, damage, or punishment, to be suffered by someone.

Senses

infliggere is used for these senses in English:

  • infer (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]
  • inflict To thrust upon; to impose.

Related Italian words