ratiocinate
[rash-ee-os-uh-neyt, -oh-suh-, rat-ee-]
verb (used without object), ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing.
to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
Origin of ratiocinate
1635–45; < Latin ratiōcinātus past participle of ratiōcinārī to reckon, calculate, conclude, verbal derivative of ratiō reason
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Related Words for ratiocinate
consider, examine, ruminate, revolve, ponder, brood, deliberate, comprehend, cogitate, analyze, infer, cerebrate, mull, evaluate, muse, reflect, reason, meditate, stew, imagineExamples from the Web for ratiocinate
Historical Examples of ratiocinate
But I give you warning—Stasie may weep and Henri ratiocinate—it will not serve you twice.
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ratiocinate
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Word Origin for ratiocinate
C17: from Latin ratiōcinārī to calculate, from ratiō reason
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