ratiocinate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ratiocinor (“to reckon, argue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹætiˈosəˌneɪt/, /ˌɹæʃiˈɑsəˌneɪt/
Verb[edit]
ratiocinate (third-person singular simple present ratiocinates, present participle ratiocinating, simple past and past participle ratiocinated)
- To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.
- 1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Treasure of Franchard, ch. 6:
- "Observe the relative position," returned the Doctor with a smile. "It is your attitude to believe through thick and thin in one man's judgment—your own. I follow the same opinion, but critically and with open eyes. Which is the more irrational—I leave it to yourself."
- "Oh, my dear fellow!" cried Casimir, " […] don't ratiocinate with me."
- 1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Treasure of Franchard, ch. 6:
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Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
ratiōcināte