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RATIOCINATE
Definition of RATIOCINATE
verb
To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.
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Where it comes from
From Latin ratiōcinor (“to reckon, argue”) + -ate, from ratiō + -cinor. First use appears c.1643 in the writings of Kenelm Digby.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RATIOCINATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RATIOCINATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RATIOCINATE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEIINORTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, T and I appear more than once.
Words that start RATIOCI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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