Definition of Ratiocinate

1. Verb. Reason methodologically and logically.

Generic synonyms: Reason
Derivative terms: Ratiocination, Ratiocinative, Ratiocinator, Rationale

Definition of Ratiocinate

1. v. i. To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.

Definition of Ratiocinate

1. Verb. To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ratiocinate

1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratiocinate

ratihabition
ratihabitions
ratine
ratines
rating
rating system
ratings
ratio
ratio decidendi
ratio imaging fluorescence microscopy
ratio of decayed and filled surfaces
ratio of decayed and filled teeth
ratio scale
ratio variable
ratio variables
ratiocinate (current term)
ratiocinated
ratiocinates
ratiocinating
ratiocinatio
ratiocination
ratiocinations
ratiocinative
ratiocinatively
ratiocinator
ratiocinators
ratiocinatory
ratioed
ratiometric
ration

Literary usage of Ratiocinate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Works of Robert Louis Stephenson by Robert Louis Stevenson (1906)
"But don't ratiocinate with me—I cannot bear it. And so, ta-ta. I might as well have stayed away for any good I've done. Say good-bye from me to Stasie, ..."

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