reason against



reason against something

to argue against something, using reason. I can hardly be expected to reason against a silly argument like that! I reasoned against it, but they paid no attention to me.
See also: reason

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maximianomahk-see-MYAH-no (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
XoÁN-Galician
Behruz-Persian
GÖKsu-Turkish
Vesa (1)VE-sahFinnish
MickaËL-French