English-Thai Dictionary
ratiocinate
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
RATIOCINATE
v.i.[L. ratiocinor, from ratio, reason. ] To reason; to argue. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RATIOCINATE
Ra `ti *oc "i *nate, v. i. Etym: [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari,fr. ratio reason. See Ratio. ]
Defn: To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ratiocinate
ra ti oc i nate |ˌratēˈōsəˌnāt, ˌraSHē -ˌreɪdiˈoʊsneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] formal form judgments by a process of logic; reason. DERIVATIVES ra ti oc i na tion |-ˌōsəˈnāSHən |noun, ra ti oc i na tive |-ˈōsəˌnātiv, ˈäs - |adjective, ra ti oc i na tor |-ˈōsəˌnātər, -ˈäs - |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin ratiocinat- ‘deliberated, calculated, ’ from the verb ratiocinari, from ratio (see ratio ).
Oxford Dictionary
ratiocinate
ratiocinate |ˌratɪˈɒsɪneɪt, ˌraʃɪ -| ▶verb [ no obj. ] formal form judgements by a process of logic; reason. DERIVATIVES ratiocination |-ˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun, ratiocinative |-nətɪv |adjective, ratiocinator noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin ratiocinat- ‘deliberated, calculated ’, from the verb ratiocinari, from ratio (see ratio ).