ratiocinate

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ratiocinate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ratiocinate \Ra`ti*oc"i*nate\ (r[a^]sh`[i^]*[o^]s"[i^]*n[=a]t),
     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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ratiocinate
      v 1: reason methodologically and logically