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Definition of Ratiocinate
1. Verb. Reason methodologically and logically.
Definition of Ratiocinate
1. v. i. To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.
Definition of Ratiocinate
1. Verb. To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason. ¹
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Definition of Ratiocinate
1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratiocinate
Literary usage of Ratiocinate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works of Robert Louis Stephenson by Robert Louis Stevenson (1906)
"But don't ratiocinate with me—I cannot bear it. And so, ta-ta. I might as well
have stayed away for any good I've done. Say good-bye from me to Stasie, ..."