n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: rea · soned ; rea · son · ing \ ' r ē z-ni ŋ , ' r ē -z ə n-i ŋ \
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1 a obsolete : to take part in conversation, discussion, or argument b : to talk with another so as to influence actions or opinions <can't reason with them>
2 : to use the faculty of reason so as to arrive at conclusions
transitive verb
1 archaic : to justify or support with reasons
2 : to persuade or influence by the use of reason
3 : to discover, formulate, or conclude by the use of reason <a carefully reason ed analysis>
synonyms see THINK
– rea · son · er \ ' r ē z-n ə r, ' r ē -z ə n- ə r \ noun