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/ˌɹætiˈosəˌneɪt/ · verb
(transitive, intransitive) To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason..
"Observe the relative position," returned the Doctor with a smile. "It is your attitude to believe through thick and thin in one man's judgment—your own. I follow the same opinion, but critically and with open eyes. Which is the more irrational—I leave it to yourself." "Oh, my dear fellow!" cried Casimir, "[…] don't ratiocinate with me."
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Ratiocinate means (transitive, intransitive) To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason..
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"Observe the relative position," returned the Doctor with a smile. "It is your attitude to believe through thick and thin in one man's judgment—your own. I follow the same opinion, but critically and with open eyes. Which is the more irrational—I leave it to yourself." "Oh, my dear fellow!" cried Casimir, "[…] don't ratiocinate with me."
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