Bring to reason
Synonyms for bring to reason
verb gain the confidence of
satisfy
prompt
prove
get
assure
persuade
sway
sell
draw
hook
refute
effect
induce
turn
change
brainwash
demonstrate
establish
overcome
bring around
argue into
bring home to
make a believer
prevail upon
put across
sell one on
talk into
win over
twist one’s arm
Antonyms for bring to reason
dissuade
prevent
fail
stop
discourage
confuse
Usage Notes
The construction reason is because is criticized in a number of usage guides: The reason for the long delays was because the costs greatly exceeded the original estimates. One objection to this construction is based on its redundancy: the word because (literally, by cause) contains within it the meaning of reason; thus saying the reason is because is like saying “The cause is by cause,” which would never be said. A second objection is based on the claim that because can introduce only adverbial clauses and that reason is requires completion by a noun clause. Critics would substitute that for because in the offending construction: The reason for the long delays in completing the project was that the costs. … Although the objections described here are frequently raised, reason is because is still common in almost all levels of speech and occurs often in edited writing as well. A similar charge of redundancy is made against the reason why, which is also a well-established idiom: The reason why the bill failed to pass was the defection of three key senators.
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