syllogize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonsyllogizing adjective
- syllogization noun
- syllogizer noun
Etymology
Origin of syllogize
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
Example Sentences
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And thereon followed such confusion, with the one weeping and groaning, the other denouncing and syllogizing, and each so vehemently, that the good Duke could not tell which to listen to.
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The student of logic “syllogizes” his statement, and before he draws a conclusion he always lays down his “premise.”
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The fatal defect consists in this, that it is ill-adapted to bring out the difference between total and partial coincidence of terms, the observation of which is the essential precaution in syllogizing correctly.
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We suddenly discover that we have been syllogizing like philosophers, as Mrs. Malaprop discovered that her children had been speaking English.
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It is then only that they syllogize unwelcome truths.
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