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reason - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" |
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ground |
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rational motive a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
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occasion reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
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account,
score the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
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wherefore,
why the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
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reason - the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" |
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understanding,
intellect |
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mental faculty,
faculty,
module one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
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reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying" |
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fact a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
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indication something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"
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contraindication (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
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reason - an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly" |
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explanation,
account thought that makes something comprehensible
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reason - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" |
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conclude |
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cerebrate,
cogitate,
think consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
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induce reason or establish by induction
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deduce,
deduct,
derive,
infer reason by deduction; establish by deduction
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syllogise,
syllogize reason by syllogisms
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feel,
find be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
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deduce,
infer reason by deduction; establish by deduction
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gather conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
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extrapolate,
generalise,
generalize,
infer gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
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reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason" |
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cerebrate,
cogitate,
think consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
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rationalise away,
rationalize away substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!"
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theorize form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"
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theorize form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"
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ratiocinate reason methodologically and logically
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compute,
cipher,
cypher,
figure,
calculate,
reckon,
work out understand; "He didn't figure her"
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categorise,
categorize place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"
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speculate to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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