Syllogize
//ˈsɪlədʒʌɪz// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To reason by means of syllogisms. intransitive
"those disputers[…]make him to infer and say what he never meant, wresting and wyre-drawing his words to a contrarie sense, arguing and silogizing by the Grammarians privilege[…]."
- 2 reason by syllogisms wordnet
- 3 To deduce consequences from. transitive
Example
More examples"those disputers[…]make him to infer and say what he never meant, wresting and wyre-drawing his words to a contrarie sense, arguing and silogizing by the Grammarians privilege[…]."
Etymology
From Middle French sillogiser, ultimately from Ancient Greek συλλογίζεσθαι (sullogízesthai).
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