syllogize

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
24
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪlədʒʌɪz/ (UK)

Definition of syllogize

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To reason by means of syllogisms.
    “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[…].”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To reason by means of syllogisms.
    “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. (transitive)To deduce consequences from.

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Etymology

From Middle French sillogiser, ultimately from Ancient Greek συλλογίζεσθαι (sullogízesthai).

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