desumere

to infer

verb deh-ZOO-meh-reh Rare

Origin: Latin desumere (to take from, select)

Also means

to deduce

Usage Note

Desumere means to infer or derive a conclusion from evidence, documents, or circumstances. It is used frequently in Italian legal and academic writing: come si può desumere dagli atti (as may be inferred from the documents). It is an irregular second-conjugation verb; the past participle is desunto. In everyday speech, dedurre or concludere are more natural.

Examples

"Dal suo silenzio si può desumere il consenso."

Natural Translation

From his silence one can infer consent.

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