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draw an inference

Conclude, as in From his wording, we can draw the inference that he disapproves. This idiom is a long-winded way of saying infer. [Late 1600s]

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draw, draw a bead on, draw a blank, draw a line between, draw a veil over, draw an inference, draw and quarter, draw away, draw back, draw blood, draw curtain
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