Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rathripe

Rath″ripe′ (răth″rīp′), a. Rareripe, or early ripe. — n. A rareripe.Such who delight in rathripe fruits. Fuller.

650

Rathskeller

‖Raths″kel′ler (räts″kĕl‐lẽr), n. [G., also ratskeller, prop., town-hall cellar.] Orig., in Germany, the cellar or basement of the city hall, usually rented for use as a restaur...

651

Ratification

Rat′i‐fi‐ca″tion (răt′ĭ‐fĭ‐kā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. ratification.] The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.

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Ratifier

Rat″i‐fi′er (răt″ĭ‐fī′ẽr), n. One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer. Shak.

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Ratify

Rat″i‐fy (–fī), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ratified (–fīd); p. pr. & vb. n.Ratifying (–fī′ĭng).] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to mak...

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Ratihabition

Rat′i‐ha‐bi″tion (–hȧ‐bĭsh″ŭn), n. [L. ratihabitio; ratus fixed, valid + habere to hold.] Confirmation or approbation, as of an act or contract. Jer. Taylor.

655

Ratio

Ra″ti‐o (rā″shĭ‐ō̍ or rā″shō̍), n. [L., fr. reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think, judge. See Reason.] 1. (Math.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of...

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Ratiocinate

Ra′ti‐oc″i‐nate (răsh′ĭ‐ŏs″ĭ‐nāt), v. i. [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari, fr. ratio reason. See Ratio.] To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.

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Ratiocination

Ra′ti‐oc′i‐na″tion (–nā″shŭn), n. [L. ratiocinatio: cf. F. ratiocination.] The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.

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Ratiocinative

Ra′ti‐oc″i‐na‐tive (–ŏs″ĭ‐nā̍‐tĭv), a. [L. ratiocinativus.] Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of propositions or facts, and the deduc...

659

Ratiocinatory

Ra′ti‐oc″i‐na‐to‐ry (–nȧ‐tō̍‐ry̆), a. Ratiocinative.

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Ration

Ra″tion (rā″shŭn or răsh″ŭn), n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See Ratio.] 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned...

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Ration (2)

Ra″tion, v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment.

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Rational

Ra″tion‐al (răsh″ŭn‐al), a. [L. rationalis: cf. F. rationnel. See Ratio, Reason, and cf. Rationale.] 1. Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.Moral philosophy was his chi...

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Rational (2)

Ra″tion‐al, n. A rational being. Young.

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Rationale

Ra′tion‐a″le (răsh′ŭn‐ā″lē̍), n. [L. rationalis, neut. rationale. See Rational, a.] An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomeno...

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Rationalism

Ra″tion‐al‐ism (răsh″ŭn‐al‐ĭz'm), n. [Cf. F. rationalisme.] 1. (Theol.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as ...

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Rationalist

Ra″tion‐al‐ist, n. [Cf. F. rationaliste.] One who accepts rationalism as a theory or system; also, disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under Reasonist.

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Rationalistic

{ Ra′tion‐al‐is″tic (–ĭs″tĭk), Ra′tion‐al‐is″tic‐al (–tĭ‐kal), } a. Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of rationalism. — Ra′tion‐al‐is″tic‐al‐ly, adv.

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Rationality

Ra′tion‐al″i‐ty (–ăl″ĭ‐ty̆; 277), n.; pl.-ties (–tĭz). [F. rationalité, or L. rationalitas.] The quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason;...

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Rationalization

Ra′tion‐al‐i‐za″tion (răsh′ŭn‐al‐ĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. The act or process of rationalizing.

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Rationalize

Ra″tion‐al‐ize (răsh″ŭn‐al‐īz), v. t. 1. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.2. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.3. To form a rational conception of.4. ...

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Rationalize (2)

Ra″tion‐al‐ize, v. i. To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the principles of rationalism.Theodore... ...

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Rationally

Ra″tion‐al‐ly, adv. In a rational manner.

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Rationalness

Ra″tion‐al‐ness, n. The quality or state of being rational; rationality.

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Ratitæ

‖Ra‐ti″tæ (rȧ‐tī″tē̍), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zoöl.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, o...

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Ratitate

Rat″i‐tate (răt″ĭ‐tā̍t), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ.