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ratiocinate

Verb (intransitive)

ra=ti=oc=i=nate

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Derived forms noun ratiocination₂, adjective ratiocinative₁, noun ratiocinator₁, noun rationale₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

ratiocinate, v. i. [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari, fr. ratio reason. See Ratio.].

To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument. [1913 Webster]

ratiocinate, v.intr. literary go through logical processes, reason, esp. using syllogisms.

Derivative

ratiocination n. ratiocinative adj. ratiocinator n.

Etymology

L ratiocinari (as RATIO)

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