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Definition of: ratiocinate
(rash′ē·os′ə·nāt) v.i. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
To make a deduction from premises; reason.
—adjective Reasoned about. [<L ratiocinatus, pp. of ratiocinari calculate, deliberate <ratio reckoning. See REASON.]
—ra′ti·oc′i·na′tor noun
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