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syllogize

[ sil-uh-jahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, syl·lo·gized, syl·lo·giz·ing.

to argue or reason by syllogism.

syllogize

/ ˈsɪləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

to reason or infer by using syllogisms

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Derived Forms

ˌsyllogiˈzation, noun
ˈsylloˌgizer, noun

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Other Words From

syllo·gi·zation noun
syllo·gizer noun
non·syllo·gizing adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllogize¹

1375–1425; late Middle English silogysen < Late Latin syllogizāre < Greek syllogízesthai to reason, equivalent to syl- syl- + logízesthai to reckon, infer, equivalent to lóg ( os ) discourse ( logos ) + -izesthai -ize

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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllogize¹

C15: via Old French from Late Latin syllogizāre, from Greek sullogizesthai; see syllogism

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Example Sentences

Yet there are some instances of the actions of brutes which seem to show that they, too, can syllogize.

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He does not syllogize; he exhorts, recalls and convicts by assertion.

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The great question of the future will be to syllogize or not to syllogize.

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syllogistic sylph

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