ratiocinate
11ratiocinate — rati·oci·nate …
12ratiocinate — ra•ti•oc•i•nate [[t]ˌræʃ iˈɒs əˌneɪt, ˈoʊ sə , ˌræt i [/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing to reason logically • Etymology: 1635–45; < L ratiōcinātus, ptp. of ratiōcinārī to calculate, reason =ratiō (see ratio) + cinārī to act (in the manner specified) …
13ratiocinate — /rætiˈoʊsəneɪt/ (say ratee ohsuhnayt) verb (i) (ratiocinated, ratiocinating) to reason; carry on a process of reasoning; think logically. {Latin ratiōcinātus, past participle, calculated} –ratiocinator, noun …
14ratiocinate — v.i. reason; argue logically. ♦ ratiocinant, a. reasoning. ♦ ratiocination, n. ♦ rationcinator, n. ♦ ratiocinative, a …
15ratiocinate — v.intr. literary go through logical processes, reason, esp. using syllogisms. Derivatives: ratiocination n. ratiocinative adj. ratiocinator n. Etymology: L ratiocinari (as RATIO) …
16Reason — Rea son (r[=e] z n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reasoned} (r[=e] z nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reasoning}.] [Cf. F. raisonner. See {Reason}, n.] 1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or… …
17Reasoned — Reason Rea son (r[=e] z n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reasoned} (r[=e] z nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reasoning}.] [Cf. F. raisonner. See {Reason}, n.] 1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of… …
18Reasoning — Reason Rea son (r[=e] z n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reasoned} (r[=e] z nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reasoning}.] [Cf. F. raisonner. See {Reason}, n.] 1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of… …
19ratiocinator — noun see ratiocinate …
20The Sleepwalkers — This article concerns the nonfiction book by Arthur Koestler. For the novel trilogy by Hermann Broch, see The Sleepwalkers (Broch). The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man s Changing Vision of the Universe is a 1959 book by Arthur Koestler, and one of …
