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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 ).