Definition of reason

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Reason (v. t.) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to reason down a passion..

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Thoughtless :: Thoughtless (adv.) Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.
Logical :: Logical (a.) According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is logical..
Reason :: Reason (n.) A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument..
Subordination :: Subordinate (v. t.) To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the passions to reason..
Irksome :: Irksome (a.) Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks..
Endow :: Endow (v. t.) To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits..
Plead :: Plead (v. t.) To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father..
Illation :: Illation (n.) The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
Real :: Real (a.) True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger..
Sophist :: Sophist (n.) One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt..
Argue :: Argue (v. t.) To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued..
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..
Mellow :: Mellow (superl.) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple..
Disputation :: Disputation (v. i.) A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
Dementate :: Dementate (v. t.) To deprive of reason; to dement.
Praise :: Praise (v.) The object, ground, or reason of praise..
Low :: Low (superl.) Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate..
Sensibleness :: Sensibleness (n.) Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense.
Treasonable :: Treasonable (a.) Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason; involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt..
Conscionable :: Conscionable (a.) Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just..
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