Infer. If you infer something you are picking up the implied meaning.
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The literal meaning of a word is known as its "denotation." The colloquial, implied or secondary meaning is called the "connotation."
Literal language.
No. Figuratively is a word meaning in an imaginative way, not in the literal sense.
Take the words at face value.
Can be a metaphor or figurative speech.