Definition of reason

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Reason (v. t.) To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan..

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Causative :: Causative (a.) Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case..
Collective :: Collective (a.) Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited..
Madly :: Madly (a.) In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.
Include :: Include (v. t.) To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five..
Conscionably :: Conscionably (adv.) Reasonably; justly.
Rational :: Rational (a.) Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning..
Out :: Out (a.) Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation..
A Fortiori :: A fortiori () With stronger reason.
Controvert :: Controvert (v. t.) To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment..
Inductive :: Inductive (a.) Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning..
Prattle :: Prattle (v. t.) To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason..
Cavil :: Cavil (v. i.) To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
Prodition :: Prodition (n.) Disclosure; treachery; treason.
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
Paralogism :: Paralogism (n.) A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulae; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises..
Discursus :: Discursus (n.) Argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.
Tare :: Tare (n.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc..
Vain :: Vain (superl.) Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated..
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