syllogize
1Syllogize — Syl lo*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Syllogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Syllogizing}.] [Gr. ?: cf. F. syllogiser.] To reason by means of syllogisms. [1913 Webster] Men have endeavored . . . to teach boys to syllogize, or frame arguments and refute them,… …
2syllogize — [sil′ə jīz΄] vi., vt. syllogized, syllogizing [ME sylogysen < ML syllogizare] to reason or infer by the use of syllogisms …
3syllogize — verb ( gized; gizing) Etymology: Middle English sylogysen, from Late Latin syllogizare, from Greek syllogizesthai Date: 15th century intransitive verb to reason by means of syllogisms transitive verb to deduce by syllogism < syllogizes moral laws …
4syllogize — syllogization, n. syllogizer, n. /sil euh juyz /, v.i., v.t., syllogized, syllogizing. to argue or reason by syllogism. Also, esp. Brit., syllogise. [1375 1425; late ME silogysen < LL syllogizare < Gk syllogízesthai to reason, equiv. to syl SYL + …
5syllogize — verb To reason or deduce by means of syllogisms …
6syllogize — syl·lo·gize …
7syllogize — syl•lo•gize [[t]ˈsɪl əˌdʒaɪz[/t]] v. i. v. t. gized, giz•ing pho to argue or reason by syllogism • Etymology: 1375–1425; < LL syllogizāre < Gk syllogízesthai to reason =syl syl +logízesthai to reckon, infer =lóg(os) discourse (see logos) +… …
8syllogize — v. (also ise) 1 intr. use syllogisms. 2 tr. put (facts or an argument) in the form of syllogism. Etymology: ME f. OF sillogiser or LL syllogizare f. Gk sullogizomai (as SYLLOGISM) …
9Syllogized — Syllogize Syl lo*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Syllogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Syllogizing}.] [Gr. ?: cf. F. syllogiser.] To reason by means of syllogisms. [1913 Webster] Men have endeavored . . . to teach boys to syllogize, or frame arguments and… …
10Syllogizing — Syllogize Syl lo*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Syllogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Syllogizing}.] [Gr. ?: cf. F. syllogiser.] To reason by means of syllogisms. [1913 Webster] Men have endeavored . . . to teach boys to syllogize, or frame arguments and… …