intransitive verb
Latin ratiocinatus, past participle of ratiocinari to reckon, from ratio + -cinari (as in vaticinari to prophesy) — more at vaticinate
1643, in the meaning defined above
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“Ratiocinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratiocinate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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