Definition of ratiocinate Ratiocinate
ra•ti•oc•i•nate
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What does ratiocinate mean?
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| ratiocinate - reason methodologically and logically | ||
| reason think logically; "The children must learn to reason" | ||
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- ratiocinate (Verb)
To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ratiocinate (v. i.)
To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ratiocinate
rash-i-os′i-nāt, v.i. to reason:—pr.p. ratioc′inating; pa.p. ratioc′inated.—n. Ratiocinā′tion, the process of reasoning: deduction from premises.—adjs. Ratioc′inātive, Ratioc′inātory. [L. ratiocināri, -ātus—ratio, reason.]
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🔤- ratiocinate, verb, present, 1st person singular of ratiocinate (infinitive).
- ratiocinate, verb (infinitive).
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