Verb: ratiocinate ,ra-tee'ow-su,neyt or ,ra-shee'ó-su,neyt [N. Amer], ,ra-tee'ó-su,neyt or ,ra-shee'ó-su,neyt [Brit]
- Reason methodologically and logically
"The philosopher ratiocinated his way through the complex argument"
Derived forms: ratiocinates, ratiocinated, ratiocinating
Type of: reason