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
Bahman-Persian, Persian Mythology
Zinat-Arabic, Persian
Ballentine['bæləntain]
Fallon-English (Modern)
Jone[dʒɔ:]
Pompeius-Ancient Roman