reason (verb)
111clarify — verb a) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; said of liquids, as wine or syrup. Boiled and clarified. b) To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate. To clarify his reason, and to… …
112get up on the wrong side of the bed — verb To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason. I think my boss got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Hes been grumpy all day. Syn: get out of bed on the wrong side, wake up on… …
113see a man about a horse — verb a) A message signaling one needs to urinate (used mainly of men) Wait for me here. Ill only be a couple of minutes. Ive just got to see a man about a horse. b) A message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason,… …
114oppugn — verb To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement. It is for the same reason, that is, because tis all comprehended in Slawkenbergius, that I say nothing likewise of Scroderus… …
115nostrify — verb /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ,ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/ a) To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university. The status of academic school is conferred on any institution by a special law, and only academic schools are authorized to confer… …
116mismanage — verb a) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt. b) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest …
117beat a dead horse — verb To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason. After having shown us three hours of instructional and safety videos, the inspector was simply beating a dead horse by telling us to buckle up as we got into the van …
118get out of bed on the wrong side — verb To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason. Our CO must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side, for he gave the whole company hell for their poor morale, dirty barracks, etc. Syn: get up on the wrong side of the bed …
119syllogize — verb To reason or deduce by means of syllogisms …
120controvert — verb a) To dispute or argue using reason. b) To be involved or engaged in controversy. See Also: controversial, controversialist, controversy, controverter, controverti …
