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ˈrationate, v. rare. [f. late L. ratiōnāt-, ppl. stem of ratiōnārī to reason, f. ratio ratio n.] intr. To reason, to ratiocinate.
1644Digby Nat. Bodies xxxviii. (1658) 419 When they will have beasts rationate and understand. 1819Blackw. Mag. IV. 535 The doctor, therefore, rationated inconsequentially. |