Ratiocinate

[,ræti'ɒsineit]

Definition

(verb.) reason methodologically and logically.

Editor: Vlad--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.

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Definition

v.i. to reason:—pr.p. ratioc′inating; pa.p. ratioc′inated.—n. Ratiocinā′tion the process of reasoning: deduction from premises.—adjs. Ratioc′inātive Ratioc′inātory.

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