Infer - Imply
From Hull AWE
There is a difference between infer and imply. These have very similar meanings - but in opposite directions. A writer implies; a reader infers.
In less academic English, we might say a writer hints instead of implies, or makes the implication that .... We might say that a reader reads between the lines instead of infers or makes the inference that ....
- You may also want to see AWE's note on the spelling of the inflections of the verb 'to infer' at Consonant doubling.