Reasoning and Informing

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accent - stress or emphasize
advise - counsel; warn; recommend
allege - assert without proof; give as reason or excuse
allude - refer to indirectly
apprise - inform; give notice
attest - affirm to be true; bear witness or testify
attribute - assign cause, characteristic, or origin to
bandy - exchange comments, esp. argumentatively
beat around the bush - speak evasively; wander from subject to subject
belabor - make a point to absurd lengths
break the news - make something known
cajole - persuade by flattery
cant - speak hypocritically
chaffer - bargain for; haggle over
chew over - discuss at length
clarify - explain or make understandable
clear the air - speak openly to remove hostility, tension, or confusion
coax - persuade gently
collogue - confer privately
communicate - succeed in conveying information or feelings; transmit; make known
con - Informal. persuade after gaining confidence
confer - discuss with others
confide - tell a secret; entrust information
constate - assert positively
contend - assert or argue a point
contrast - compare or appraise differences
convey - impart information; communicate
convince - persuade by argument; overcome doubts
counsel - advise, esp. professionally
decree - order based on lawful authority
define - state or explain precisely, esp. meaning of word or thing
delineate - describe clearly in accurate detail
depict - describe
describe - set forth the nature of something; depict
disclose - reveal or make known
discourse - speak extensively on same subject; lecture
discuss - talk about with others; examine by means of argument
divulge - reveal something unknown
elucidate - clarify; explain
emphasize - stress the importance of
enounce - state as a proposition
equivocate - speak ambiguously to conceal truth or avoid commitment
explain - show meaning of, make clear; state reasons for
expound - explain in detail
fill in - inform more fully; provide additional information
get across - make one’s point clear
get over - get across; convince another
gloss over - cover up, esp. a mistake
gossip - reveal personal or sensational facts; spread rumors
hash over - discuss further, esp. when already settled
hint - suggest; refer to indirectly
hold forth - speak at length; lecture about
illustrate - explain by giving examples
imply - suggest indirectly, hint at
import - imply; indicate
impute - attribute or ascribe
induce - persuade
inform - provide information
insinuate - imply or hint, esp. artfully or unpleasantly
instruct - inform; teach another; direct or command
interpret - explain meaning of; analyze; translate speech to another language
itemize - state in list form
lay down - assert, allege; set down, impose
lecture - discuss formally and at length, often before a group
limn - describe, portray
list - state as a series of names or items
name - mention specifically; provide the word that designates something
narrate - give an account of; tell a story
notify - inform; report on; make known
offer - propose or suggest; declare oneself ready
open - broach subject; declare ceremoniously
outtalk - surpass verbally; get the better of in talking
parley - discuss or confer, esp. with enemies or to settle dispute
persuade - convince by reasoning; induce
philosophize - speak thoughtfully on moral issues
pitch - attempt to sell by persuasion
plead - make an appeal or entreaty; address court as an advocate
postulate - state as true as the basis for reasoning
powwow - Informal. discuss in group or at conference
preface - introduce; lead up to
prelect - discourse formally and publicly; lecture
prescribe - lay down a course to follow
proffer - propose; offer
propagate - transmit or spread widely; publicize
propose - offer for consideration; declare as one’s plan
proselytize - try intensely to convert others to one’s point of view
psychologize - analyze motives and feelings of oneself or others
read - utter written words aloud; interpret
reason - discuss calmly and thoughtfully
rebut - refute; disprove
recant - formally withdraw one’s former statement
recap - recapitulate
recapitulate - state again, esp. main points of discussion; recap
recite - state in order, esp. facts; repeat aloud from memory
recount - tell in detail; narrate
refute - prove a statement wrong
relate - narrate; tell in detail
relay - pass on a message or information
repeat - tell another what one has heard or learned
report - give an account of; describe as news
represent - describe as; declare to be
resolve - settle an issue
restate - say again, often in altered form
retell - inform of again; narrate again
retract - withdraw statement or opinion; unsay
reveal - make known; uncover
snitch - Informal. give incriminating information against; inform on
specify - mention or state in detail
spell out - explain explicitly; detail unmistakably
spill - Informal. divulge or reveal
spill one’s guts - Informal. reveal one’s inner emotions or deepest secrets
spill the beans - Informal. disclose a secret, either accidentally or imprudently, esp. so as to ruin a surprise or plan
squeal - Slang. inform on
stipulate - insist on as part of agreement
stress - emphasize a point
submit - offer or propose for consideration; contend
suggest - propose for consideration
summarize - list key points of; sum up; synopsize
sum up - summarize; state essentials of
sustain - confirm; uphold validity of
sway - influence
synopsize - summarize
take back - withdraw or deny earlier statement
talk into - persuade to do or think something
talk out of - discourage from doing or thinking something
talk over - discuss; review
talk sense - speak reasonably
talk turkey - Informal. speak frankly
tattle - reveal another’s secrets, esp. misbehavior; gossip
tell - inform; reveal
tell all - reveal everything, including secret information
testify - express personal conviction; attest to; bear witness, esp. in court
transmit - convey to another, esp. information
treat - deal with some subject; discuss
typify - represent in essentials common to a group
understate - describe in restrained terms; represent something as less than it is
unsay - retract
unswear - retract; recant on an oath
unveil - disclose or make known publicly
validate - confirm truth of
verify - check or confirm truth of
voice - express a given position or point of view
vouch - guarantee certainty or accuracy of
wheedle - persuade or obtain by coaxing and flattery
withdraw - take back an earlier statement
witness - testify or attest to, esp. in court
word - phrase carefully; select words that best express something
work in - find place for something in conversation