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ratiocinate

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Verb (intransitive)
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CIDE DICTIONARY

ratiocinatev. i. [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari, fr. ratio reason. See Ratio.].
     To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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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