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verb (used without object), ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing.
- to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
verb
- (intr) to think or argue logically and methodically; reason
“to reason,” 1640s, from Latin ratiocinatus, past participle of ratiocinare (see ratiocination). Related: Ratiocinant.