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What is the verb for reason?

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reason
  1. (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
  2. (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
  3. (intransitive) To converse; to compare opinions.
  4. (transitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
  5. (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
  6. (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
  7. (down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
  8. (out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. cogitate, cerebrate, intellectualise, intellectualize, logicize, ratiocinate, think logically, think rationally, think straight, analyse, analyze, comprehend, conceive, contemplate, deliberate, estimate, evaluate, logicalize, rationalise, rationalize, ruminate, think things through, put on thinking cap, use one's brain, use one's common sense, use one's head, use one's mind, reflect, ponder, resolve, mull over, think, pragmatize, clarify, elucidate, unravel, make consistent, apply logic to, apply reasoning to, appreciate, consider, judge, mull, imagine, brood, infer, weigh, study, examine, muse … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “Such a child, left to himself, grows up unable to express himself and unable to reason.”
      “Scott reasoned that if Annabel were having a heart attack, she wouldn't be able to talk on the telephone.”
      “He tried to reason that the earth was flat, yet nobody would take him seriously.”
reasoned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of reason
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, assumed, supposed, presumed, expected, imagined, believed, gathered, surmised, conjectured, guessed, suspected, trusted, dared say, deduced, estimated, figured, hypothesized, understood, divined, fancied, gleaned, inferred, reckoned, speculated, thought, compassed, concluded, construed, dare-said, deemed, granted, interpreted, judged, looked upon, perceived, posited, postulated, predicated, presupposed, theorized, hazarded a guess, hypothesised, theorised, took as read, took for granted, considered, regarded, esteemed, forecast … more
reasoning
  1. present participle of reason
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cogitating, cerebrating, intellectualising, intellectualizing, logicizing, ratiocinating, thinking logically, thinking rationally, thinking straight, analysing, analyzing, comprehending, conceiving, contemplating, deliberating, estimating, evaluating, logicalizing, rationalising, rationalizing, ruminating, thinking things through, putting on thinking cap, using one's head, concluding, deducing, inferring, judging, thinking, calculating, considering, reckoning, deciding, deriving, extrapolating, figuring, gathering, resolving, solving, surmising, understanding, syllogizing, adjudging, anticipating, appraising, assessing, assuming, believing, computing … more
reasons
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reason
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cogitates, cerebrates, intellectualises, intellectualizes, logicizes, ratiocinates, thinks logically, thinks rationally, thinks straight, analyses, analyzes, comprehends, conceives, contemplates, deliberates, estimates, evaluates, logicalizes, rationalises, rationalizes, ruminates, thinks things through, puts on thinking cap, uses one's head, concludes, deduces, infers, judges, thinks, calculates, considers, reckons, decides, derives, extrapolates, figures, gathers, resolves, solves, surmises, understands, syllogizes, adjudges, anticipates, appraises, assesses, assumes, believes, computes … more
reasoneth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reason
reasonest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of reason
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