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Ratiocinate, rash-i-os′i-nāt, v.i. to reason:—pr.p. ratioc′inating; pa.p. ratioc′inated.—n.

Some speaker is made to reveal his character, and, sometimes, 391 by reflection, or directly, the character of some one else—to set forth some subtle and complex soul-mood, some supreme, all-determining movement or experience of a life, or, it may be, to ratiocinate subtly on some curious question of theology, morals, philosophy, or art.

But I give you warning—Stasie may weep and Henri ratiocinate—it will not serve you twice.

But don’t ratiocinate with me—I cannot bear it.

We do not ratiocinate, we run.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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