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ratiocinate

 
Dictionary: ra·ti·oc·i·nate   (răsh'ē-ŏs'ə-nāt') pronunciation
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intr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.
To reason methodically and logically.

[Latin ratiōcinārī, ratiōcināt-, from ratiō, calculation. See ratio.]

ratiocination ra'ti·oc'i·na'tion n.
ratiocinator ra'ti·oc'i·na'tor n.

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    To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments: cerebrate, cogitate, deliberate, reflect, speculate, think. Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head. See thoughts.

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Meaning #1: reason methodologically and logically

 
 
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