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ratiocinate
ra·ti·oc·i·nate
[
ràshee óss'n àyt,
ràshee ṓss'n àyt,
ràttee óss'n àyt,
ràttee ṓss'n àyt
]
(
past and past participle
ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed
,
present participle
ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ra·ti·oc·i·nates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
think or argue logically:
to think or put forward an argument about something in a strictly logical way
(
formal
)
[
Mid-17th century. < Latin
ratiocinat-
, past participle of
ratiocinari
"compute" <
ratio
(see
ratio
)
]
ra·ti·oc·i·na·tion
[
ràshee òss'n áysh'n,
ràshee ss'n áysh'n,
ràttee ss'n áysh'n
]
noun
ra·ti·oc·i·na·tive
adjective
ra·ti·oc·i·na·tor
noun
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ra·ti·oc·i·na·tion [ ràshee òss'n áysh'n, ràshee ss'n áysh'n, ràttee ss'n áysh'n ] nounra·ti·oc·i·na·tive adjectivera·ti·oc·i·na·tor noun
