syllogize

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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syllogize (third-person singular simple present syllogizes, present participle syllogizing, simple past and past participle syllogized)

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