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reason with
to argue with (a person) in order to persuade him to be more sensible
Example: We tried to reason with the worried mother but she went out alone in the storm to look for the child.
See also: reasonable, reasonably, reasoning, have reason to (believe, think, it stands to reason, listen to reason, lose one's reason, reason, see reason, within reasonExample: We tried to reason with the worried mother but she went out alone in the storm to look for the child.
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