ratiocinate
[ rash-ee-os-uh-neyt, -oh-suh-, rat-ee- ]
/ ˌræʃ iˈɒs əˌneɪt, -ˈoʊ sə-, ˌræt i- /
verb (used without object), ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing.
to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
Origin of ratiocinate
1635–45; < Latin
ratiōcinātus past participle of
ratiōcinārī to reckon, calculate, conclude, verbal derivative of
ratiō reason
OTHER WORDS FROM ratiocinate
ra·ti·oc·i·na·tor, nounWords nearby ratiocinate
ratingen,
ratiné,
ratio,
ratio scale,
ratio test,
ratiocinate,
ratiocination,
ratiometer,
ration,
rational,
rational form
Example sentences from the Web for ratiocinate
But I give you warning—Stasie may weep and Henri ratiocinate—it will not serve you twice.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson |Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for ratiocinate
ratiocinate
/ (ˌrætɪˈɒsɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr)
to think or argue logically and methodically; reason
Derived forms of ratiocinate
ratiocination, noun ratiocinative, adjective ratiocinator, nounWord Origin for ratiocinate
C17: from Latin
ratiōcinārī to calculate, from
ratiō
reason