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ratiocinate
ratiocinate, v. (ræʃɪ-, rætɪˈɒsɪneɪt) [f. L. ratiōcināt-, ppl. stem of ratiōcināri to calculate, deliberate, f. ratio ratio n. Cf. F. ratiociner (16th c. in Littré).] intr. To reason, to carry on a process of reasoning. Occas. trans. and refl. (Now rare in serious use.)1643 Digby Observ. Relig. Med....
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ratiocinable
ratiocinable, a. nonce-wd. (ræʃɪ-, rætɪˈɒsɪnəb(ə)l) [f. ratiocinate v. + -able.] Arrived at or deducible by reasoning.1916 G. B. Shaw Androcles & Lion Pref. p. lxxxvii, An inveterate Roman Rationalist, always discarding the irrational real thing for the unreal but ratiocinable postulate.
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ratiocinative
ratiocinative, a. (ræʃɪ-, rætɪˈɒsɪnətɪv) [ad. L. ratiōcinātīv-us: see ratiocinate and -ive. Cf. F. ratiocinatif (14th c., Oresme).] Characterized by, given to, or expressive of, ratiocination.c 1620 A. Hume Brit. Tongue ii. xii, Conjunction..of it ther be tuoe sortes, the one enunciative, and the ot...
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The Sleepwalkers (Koestler book)
Scientists have been at their best when they allowed themselves to behave as 'sleepwalkers,' instead of trying too earnestly to ratiocinate."
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ratiocinator
ratiˈocinator [a. L. ratiōcinātor agent-n. f. ratiōcinārī to ratiocinate.] One who reasons.1824 Blackw. Mag. XV. 51 The puzzlement of ratiocinators became profounder than ever. 1971 Heath & Prendergast tr. J. Kristeva in Signs of Times 4 His [sc. Leibniz's] attempt to construct a ‘calculus ratiocina...
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Raison oblige theory
Obligation to ratiocinate
Day to day examples of obligation to reason; Grandiose delusions are rare.
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rationate
ˈrationate, v. rare. [f. late L. ratiōnāt-, ppl. stem of ratiōnārī to reason, f. ratio ratio n.] intr. To reason, to ratiocinate.1644 Digby Nat. Bodies xxxviii. (1658) 419 When they will have beasts rationate and understand. 1819 Blackw. Mag. IV. 535 The doctor, therefore, rationated inconsequential...
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Zhuangzi (book)
As Burton Watson described, "the skilled woodcarver, the skilled butcher, the skilled swimmer does not ponder or ratiocinate on the course of action he
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ergotize
▪ I. ergotize, v.1 (ˈɜːgətaɪz) [f. ergot n. + -ize.] trans. To affect with or transform into ergot. Hence ˈergotized ppl. a.1860 Gard. Chron. 29 Sept., The formidable consequences of ergotized corn, when eaten. 1875 H. Wood Therap. (1879) 552 When the summer is wet and cold, the rye becomes very ext...
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historize
historize, v. Now rare or Obs. (ˈhɪstəraɪz) [f. histor-y n. + -ize: cf. botanize, etc.] 1. trans. To tell the history of; to narrate or relate as history. ? Obs.1599 Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 8 Euen those Legends of Saints and tales at which children..smile, are there solemnly historized in their C...
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