RAT 
RAT 
RAT 
happens, that. — Also, few, seldom one, 
rarely one. Quintil. Rams (homo) re- 
periebatur, qui, &.C. Propert. Rams 
motus, a rare (h. e.), a deep breath, for 
the deeper the breath, the more infre¬ 
quent. — Also, rare or rarely doing. 
Tacit. Ciesar rarus egressu, seldom go¬ 
ing out. Plin. Leones rari in potu, sel¬ 
dom drinking. — Fignr. rare, or rare of 
its kind, excellent, extraordinary, superior. 
Propert. puella. Ovid. Rara quidem fa¬ 
cie, sed rarior arte canendi. Id. Juve- 
nis rarissime.- IT Hence, Raro ( abl.), 
sc. tempore, not often, rarely, seldom, 
citav'uiig. Cic. Vinura ffigrotis prodest 
raro. Id. Evenire raro. Plin. Raro 
linquam, rarely ever, hardly ever. — Al¬ 
so, note and then, occasionally, sometimes. 
Cic. — Comp. Rarius, and superl. Raris¬ 
sime, belong to Hare. 
RaSaMEN (rado), inis, n. lliat -which is 
3 scraped or shaved off, a shaving. Marcel. 
Empir. 
RaSILiS (Id.), e, adj. that may be shaven 
2 or polished. Virg. Rasile buxuni. - 
IF Also, shaved, scraped, polished, planed, 
made smooth, (cord;. Catull. Rasilem- 
qne subi forein. Sil. hasta. Ovid. 
Rasiles ealathi. Vellei. Triumphus His- 
paniensis argento rasili constitit, pol¬ 
ished, burnished. Ovid, and Slat, fibula. 
Plin. palmes (same as draco), h. c. an 
old branch. Prudent, scopulus, h. e. 
bare, without trees or any herbage. 
RA8IS, is, f. a hind of raw pitch. Colum. 
RaSITS (frequentat. of rado), as, a. 1. to 
2 shave or scrape often, to shave, %vpaco. 
Sueton. and Gell. 
RaSTeLLuS (diminut. of raster), i, m. 
2 Zvarpov, parvum rastrum, h. e. a toothed 
instrument, of iron or wood, for breaking 
clods of earth, &c. a small rake or harrow, 
a kind of spade. Suet., Colum. and Varr. 
RASTER, or RaSTROS (rado), i, m. 
same as Rastrum. Tercnt. and Virg. 
RASTRUM (Id.), i, n. in plur. RaSTRA, 
3 orum, n. but oftener, RASTRI, orum, 
m. from raster, a toothed instrument used 
m husbandry, generally of iron, but some¬ 
times of wood, a rake, harrow, drag, to 
break clods with; a weeding-hook, mat¬ 
tock, hoe, 6'iKeWa, ^varpov. Virg. and 
Colum. — Terent. Mihi res ad rastros 
redit, h. e. I am reduced to the har¬ 
row, I must obtain a living by the labor of 
my hands. 
RaSuRa (Id.), ffi, f. a scraping, shaving, 
2 rasure, Jectis. Colum. -IT Also, that 
which is scraped or shaved off, a shaving, 
ffer/j a. Veget. 
R aSoS (Id.), us, m. a scraping, shaving, 
3 leaii. Varr. 
RaSoS, a, urn, particip. from rado. 
RAT ARIA (ratis), sc. navis, a kind of 
3 small vessel, perhaps, a raft. Gell. 
RATIaRIOS (Id.), ii, m. a lighterman, 
3 hanrer, axcSiaydg. Pandect. 
RATIIIABITI5 (rates& habeo),onis, f. a 
3 ratification, approval, nvpaicris. Pandect. 
RATI8 (reor), onis, f. I. a reckoning, 
calculation, account. Sueton. Ante ora- 
nes Pal lantern a rationibus (suspexit), 
Jiis accountant, master of accounts, treas¬ 
urer. Plant. Rationem putare cum 
aliquo, hold a reckoning, reckon with. 
Cic. Rationes referre, give in, present, 
rclurnhis accounts. Id. Rationem inire, 
to reckon, reckon up. So, Id. Inibitur 
ratio quatstus. (This phrase is also 
used figur. in the sense of to consider, 
deliberate, find means. Cic. Hence, Id. 
Inita subductaque ratione, after consid¬ 
eration or deliberation. Also, Inire ra¬ 
tionem, uter, &c. form an estimate, de¬ 
cide, conclude. Liv.) Senec. Ponere 
rationem singulorum, reckon, reckon up, 
reckon over, make calculations concerning 
the circumstances of each. (Hence, Pan¬ 
dect. Ponere rationem alicujus rei, to in¬ 
vestigate, inquire into.) Cic. Astrologus, 
qui non tamcseli rationem, quam c®lati 
argenti duceret, made calculation, calcu¬ 
lated. So, Id. Syracusani habebant 
rationem quotidie piratarum, qui feri- 
rentur, reckoned, counted. (Hence, fig¬ 
ur. Id. Ut aliquam, si non hominis, at 
humanitatis rationem haberet, should 
have some regard. So, also, Id. Officii 
rationem atque existimationis ducere.) 
Plant. Ratio apparet, agrees, hits. So, 
Ratio constat (figur. Justin. Ut otii 
mei apud te ratio constaret, h. e. account. 
And, also, Ratio constat, it is reasonable, 
profitable.. Plin. Ep. See, also, Consto, 
where this is more fully exemplified). 
Cic. Rationem reddere rei, or de re, to 
give in a reckoning, or render an account. 
Also, Id. Rationem dare, fur reddere. 
— In particular, a reckoning or account 
between merchants, or debtor and creditor. 
Cic. Qui jam cum isto ratione conjunc- 
tus esset, h. e. connected with him in mer¬ 
cantile transactions (which, of course, 
involve computations of some sort or 
otfyer). Id. Magna ratione cum Mau¬ 
ritania) rege contracta, h. e. having be¬ 
come the king's creditor to a large amount. 
Hence, Habere rationem, to stand in 
connection, intercourse, relation, have to 
do; as, Cic. cum femina— Hence, quan¬ 
tity, sum, amount, number. Plant. Ea 
nimia est ratio. Id. Ista ratio maxima 
est. — Sueton. Rationes imperii, same 
as rationarium imperii. Cic. Verr. 
5, 57. Ratio carceris, the register or 
record of the prison. (See the pas¬ 
sage, where Cic. himself explains the 
words.) — II. Regard, respect, conside¬ 
ration, sometimes care, concern. Cic. 
Rationem veritatis fidei, religionis ab- 
judicare, care for truth, regard to truth. 
Id. Gu®dam in consuetudinem ex 
utilitatis ratione venerunt. Id. Sin est 
in me ratio republics, I have regard or 
respect to the state. Frequently, Habere 
rationem, to have regard, have a care, 
care; with a genit., or, also, without it. 
Cic. hominum, rei, temporis. Id. sa- 
lutis ct dignitatis. Id. Pecuni® ratio 
potest haberi, h. e. the money con be 
taken care for, can be got. Id. Deos 
piorum et impiorum habere rationem. 
Id. Habenda est ratio, quos imitemur, 
regard must be had. Id. Habeo ratio¬ 
nem, quid a populo acceperim. JVcpos. 
Primnm ratio habebatur (ejus), qui 
maximus natu esset. Also, Cic. Suam 
rationem ducere, take regard to himself, 
lock to his own interest. — III. Interest, 
advantage. Cic. Rationes meas vestri 
saluti anteposuissem. — IV. Opinion, 
especially with reasons. Cic. Ab hac 
ratxone dissentiunt. Terent. Mea sic 
est ratio. — Hence, purpose, intention, 
plan. Cic. Ratio mea mutata est. Id. 
Tua ratio est, ut, Sec. Cws. Pom¬ 
peii insequendi rationem omittit.. — 
Also, proposal, proposition. Nepos. Cti- 
jus ratio etsi non valuit, tamen mag- 
nopere est laudanda. — Also, pur¬ 
port, effect. Cic. Epistola in eandem 
rationem scripta. Id. Guum in ean- 
dem rationem loqueretur. — Also, the 
system of a philosopher, for instance. 
Cic. Platonis rationem suscipere. Id. 
Off. 1, 41. Cynicorum. Id. Stoicorum. 
— V. Reason, reasonable conduct, rea¬ 
sonable manner, reasonableness, wisdom, 
consideration . Cws. Guod nobis quidem 
nulla ratione factum videtur, -without 
reason, in an unreasonable manner, un¬ 
wisely. Cic. Guod domi te inclusisti, 
ratione fecisti, rationally, wisely, well. 
Id. In ratione versantur, are reasonable, 
have reason in them. Id. Ratio non est 
(with infin.), it is unreasonable, unwise, 
foolish. — In particular is Ratio, the 
reasoning faculty, reason, the power by 
which we consider and decide. Cic. Alte¬ 
ra pars in ratione posita est, qu® docet 
et explanat, quid faciendum fugien- 
dumque sit, ita fit, ut ratio prssit, ap- 
petitus obtemperet. Id. A deo ratio¬ 
nem habemus. Hence,-IT Proceed¬ 
ing or action in which reason is employed, 
matter, affair, transaction, business. _ Cic. 
In hac ratione quid res ferat, perspicies, 
herein, in this matter or affair. Id. Nec 
totam Gallici belli rationem perturbare 
debemus, conduct. Id. Ad earn ratio¬ 
nem existimabam- aptam esse naturam 
meant. — Hence, a question, subject, 
matter, of discussion. Cic. Ratio de 
nature deorum.-IT Also, investiga¬ 
tion, inquiry. Cic. Negat opus esse ra¬ 
tione, neque disputatione, quam ob 
rent, &c.-If Also, a thing made by 
reason, skill, ingenuity; a production of 
reason, &c. Cic. Guffi sunt in artibus 
ac rationibus recta ac prava, dijudicant. 
-IT Also, a measure. Terent. Con- 
turbasti meas rationes. Cic. Rationes 
746 
vit® mete, h. c. plan of life. -H Also 
a principle. Terent. Bon® tu® rationes 
Cic. Fin. 3,20. Cynicorum ratio (butin 
Off. 1, 41. system; see above). Id. 
Ratio delicatior et mollior.-IT Also, 
a rule. Cic. Adhibentla, tanquam obrus- 
sa, ratio, qu® mutari non potest. — 
Hence, regularity, regular manner or way. 
Cic. Ut ratione et via procedat oratio. 
Id. Ratione et nuntero moveri, with regu¬ 
larity. — Generally, way, manner, kind, 
quality, nature, constitution. Cic. De 
ratione accusationis tu® dicenduin no¬ 
bis erit. Id. II®c omnia ad rationem 
civitatis si dirigas, recta sunt. Id. Splen- 
didam rationem dicendi tenet. Cces. 
Gua ratione agi placeat, in what way, how. 
Cic. Nec minus vellent te quoque aliqua 
ratione, si possent, tollere. To this 
may be referred, Cic. Ad nostrorum 
annalium rationum, veteres ; ad ipso- 
rum, recentes, in relation to, in respect 
to, as our (their) annals run. — Also, 
method which one follows, way, course, 
conduct. Cic. Dissimilitude me® ra- 
tionis offendit hominem. Id. Mea ra¬ 
tio in tota amicitia constans reperietur. 
Id. Perseverantia est in ratione bene 
considerata stabilis et perpetua perman- 
sio. Id. Necessaria mathematicorum 
ratio. — Also, arrangement, disposition, 
order. Cic. totius belli.- IT Also, 
me.ans, expedient, frequently. Terent. 
Cepi rationem, ut neque egeres, &.c. 
have adopted a means. So, Cic. Inire 
rationem. Id. Illam rationem qu®re- 
remus, quemadmodum possemus, &c. 
Id. Rationis inventor.-IT Also, theo¬ 
retical knowledge, science, skill, ability. 
Cic. civilis. Id. Arch. 1. Hujusce rei 
ratio. Id. Cwcil. 11. Aliqua in legibus 
aut ratio aut exercitatio. Id. Brut. 74. 
Laus non fuit rationis aut scienti®, sed 
quasi borne consuetudinis, h. c. was not 
the result of theory, or a well-grounded 
knowledge of art. -If' Also, a reason, 
reasonable ground. Cic. Et*-quidem, 
cur sic opinetur, rationem subjicit. Id. 
Te, quum res videres, rationem causain- 
que non qu®rere. Id. Nihil rationis 
affers. Id. Aliquid rationibus exquisi- 
tis contirmare. Id. Guid qu®ris ratio¬ 
nem ? Id. Est aliqua rei ratio, h. e. 
there is something in that! (properly, 
there is a reasonable cause for it, a rea¬ 
sonable cause can be assigned fur it). — 
Hence, reason, pretence or show. Cic. 
Guam habet rationem, non qu®ro, 
ffiquitatis, sed improbitatis ?-- U Also, 
a conclusion by reasoning, syllogism, or 
proof, production of proof, argumentation. 
Cic. Ad hue progressa est ratio, ut ea 
duceretur, &c. Id. Concludere ratio¬ 
nem. Id. Conclusio rationis. Hence, 
Id. Controversia in ratione (opposed to 
in scripto ). 
RATIoCINaBILITER (ratiocinor), adv. 
3 rationally, reasonably. Macrob. 
RaTIoCINaTIB (ratiocinor), onis, f. a 
reasoning about a thing, a considering or 
estimating in its different points. Cic. 
and Vitruv. -IT Also, a syllogism. 
Cic. And, also, a proving by syllogisms. 
Quintil. 8, 4. -IT Also, a figure of 
thought, Siahoyiouds, when one reasons 
witli’himself, as if another person, using 
both question and reply (as in Terent. 
Eun. 1, 1, 1.). And. ad lierenn. 
RaTIoCINaTIVOS (Id.), a, urn, adj. 
pertaining- to reasoning or ariniing , in¬ 
ferred by reasoning , ratiocinativc , arsfu- 
mentativc , discoursive , disputative. Cic. 
Genus ratiocinativum, cum ex eo, tjuod 
scriptum est, aliud quoque, quod scrip- 
tum non est, invenitur. Quin til. Rati- 
ocinativa qurestio. Id. Hie status du- 
cit ex eo, quod scriptum est, id, quod 
incertum est: quod quoniam ratiocina- 
tione colligitur, ratiocinativus dicitur. 
Diomed. conjunctio, illative. 
RXTIoCINaTQR (Id.), oris, m. a caster 
up of accounts , accountant , computist , 
auditor , calculator , reckoner •, Xoyovsrris, 
Aoytor^f, subducendoe rationis pentus 
a rationil)US, calculator. Cic. and Co- 
lain. — Figur. one that reckons over 01 
considers. Cic. officiorum. 
RXTI6CINIUJVI (ratio), ii, n. a reckoning 
2 coinputin.tr, Colum. 
RXTI6CIN6R (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep 
1. to cast up accounts , account , r cko-u , 
