reason with

English

Verb

reason with (third-person singular simple present reasons with, present participle reasoning with, simple past and past participle reasoned with)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To convince (someone) to do (or not do) something using rational arguments; to get (someone) to view something rationally.
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