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ratiocinate

[ rash-ee-os-uh-neyt, -oh-suh-, rat-ee- ]

verb (used without object)

, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing.
  1. to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.


ratiocinate

/ ˌrætɪˈɒsɪˌneɪt /

verb

  1. intr to think or argue logically and methodically; reason
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌratiˈociˌnator, noun
  • ˌratiˌociˈnation, noun
  • ˌratiˈocinative, adjective
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Other Words From

  • rati·oci·nator noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ratiocinate1

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin ratiōcinātus, past participle of ratiōcinārī “to reckon, calculate, conclude,” verbal derivative of ratiō “reason”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ratiocinate1

C17: from Latin ratiōcinārī to calculate, from ratiō reason
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Example Sentences

And then there was silence, deep and impressive, while everybody got his "ratiocinating apparatus," as the Parson called it, to work.

Under this revelation of personality acting in utter disregard of the person—of any wish or will of the ratiocinating individual—she rested breathless.

The German, however, is articulate and ratiocinating where we are more purely instinctive.

But don’t ratiocinate with me—I cannot bear it.

To see facts, not to argue or raisonniren, was what life meant for him; and I think he often positively loathed the ratiocinating type of mind.

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