ratiocinate

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

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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

From Merry Men by Stevenson, Robert Louis

For instance, while others discuss and debate, It is thus about Bishops I ratiocinate.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael

If one is struck by the magnificence of the great towns of the Continent, one should ratiocinate, and conclude that a major characteristic of the great towns of England is their shabby and higgledy-piggledy slovenliness.

From The Author's Craft by Bennett, Arnold