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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Obstinacy :: Obstinacy (n.) A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy..
Remonstrant :: Remonstrant (a.) Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something.
Time-honored :: Time-honored (a.) Honored for a long time; venerable, and worthy of honor, by reason of antiquity, or long continuance..
Froward :: Froward (a.) Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child..
Why :: Why (adv.) The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative..
Discursory :: Discursory (a.) Argumentative; discursive; reasoning.
Sake :: Sake (n.) Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health..
Mania :: Mania (n.) Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania..
Persuade :: Persuade (v. t.) To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe..
Houyhnhnm :: Houyhnhnm (n.) One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of brutes having the form and all the worst vices of men..
Prattle :: Prattle (v. t.) To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason..
Mind :: Mind (v.) The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- often in distinction from the body..
Intuitive :: Intuitive (a.) Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning..
Wherefore :: Wherefore (adv. & conj.) For which reason; so; -- used relatively.
Clear-sighted :: Clear-sighted (a.) Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason.
Moral :: Moral (a.) Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; -- opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a moral evidence; a moral certainty..
Collective :: Collective (a.) Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
Particular :: Particular (a.) Separate or distinct by reason of superiority; distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special; as, he brought no particular news; she was the particular belle of the party..
Argue :: Argue (v. t.) To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion..
Argue :: Argue (v. t.) To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning..
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