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reason — rea·son n 1: an underlying ground, justification, purpose, motive, or inducement required to provide reason s for the termination in writing 2 a: the faculty of comprehending, inferring, or distinguishing esp. in a fair and orderly way b: the… … Law dictionary
reason — [n1] mental analysis acumen, apprehension, argumentation, bounds, brain*, brains*, comprehension, deduction, dialectics, discernment, generalization, induction, inference, intellect, intellection, judgment, limits, logic, lucidity, marbles*,… … New thesaurus
urge — I verb activate, adjure, advance, advise, advocate, appeal to, beg, beseech, coax, drive, encourage, entreat, evoke, exhort, expostulate, goad, hurry, impel, impellere, implore, importune, incitare, incite, insist, instigate, invite, motivate,… … Law dictionary
reason — reasoner, n. /ree zeuhn/, n. 1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 2. a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action. 3. the mental powers concerned with… … Universalium
reason — Synonyms and related words: Vernunft, acceptable, accomplishment, account, admissibility, advise with, aim, air, allegorization, ambition, analyze, answer, antecedent, apologia, apology, apply reason, argument, argumentum, ascertainment,… … Moby Thesaurus
reason — rea•son [[t]ˈri zən[/t]] n. 1) a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, or event 2) a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action 3) the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or… … From formal English to slang
reason — n 1. basis, cause, ground, grounds, motive, warrant, occasion, Obs. skill; inducement, inspiration, impetus, incentive; mover, prime mover, agent; instigation, incitement, provocation; stimulation, actuation, fomentation. 2. justification,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
reason — /ˈrizən / (say reezuhn) noun 1. a ground or cause, as for a belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 2. a statement in justification or explanation of belief or action. 3. the mental powers concerned with drawing… …
urge — I. verb (urged; urging) Etymology: Latin urgēre to press, push, entreat more at wreak Date: circa 1555 transitive verb 1. to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly < his conviction was upheld on a theory never urged at his…trial… … New Collegiate Dictionary
urge — v 1. push, drive, propel, force, force along, boost, shove, catapult; speed, speed up, accelerate, whip, whip on, lash, flog; hasten, hurry, hustle, Inf. hustle up, quicken, expedite, precipitate. 2. impel, constrain, move, press, induce; incite … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
