ratiocinate

ra·ti·oc·i·nate

R0053200 (răsh′ē-ŏs′ə-nāt′)intr.v. ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing, ra·ti·oc·i·nates To reason methodically and logically.

[Latin ratiōcinārī, ratiōcināt-, from ratiō, calculation; see ratio.]

ra′ti·oc′i·na′tion n.ra′ti·oc′i·na′tor n.

ratiocinate

(ˌrætɪˈɒsɪˌneɪt) vb (intr) to think or argue logically and methodically; reason[C17: from Latin ratiōcinārī to calculate, from ratiō reason] ˌratiˌociˈnation n ˌratiˈocinative adj ˌratiˈociˌnator n

ra•ti•oc•i•nate

(ˌræʃ iˈɒs əˌneɪt, -ˈoʊ sə-, ˌræt i-)

v.i. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. to reason logically. [1635–45; < Latin ratiōcinātus, past participle of ratiōcinārī to calculate, reason =ratiō (see ratio) + -cinārī to act (in the manner specified), probably extracted from vāticinārī; see vaticinate] ra`ti•oc`i•na′tion, n. ra`ti•oc′i•na`tor, n.

ratiocinate

Past participle: ratiocinated
Gerund: ratiocinating

Imperative
ratiocinate
ratiocinate

Present
I ratiocinate
you ratiocinate
he/she/it ratiocinates
we ratiocinate
you ratiocinate
they ratiocinate

Preterite
I ratiocinated
you ratiocinated
he/she/it ratiocinated
we ratiocinated
you ratiocinated
they ratiocinated

Present Continuous
I am ratiocinating
you are ratiocinating
he/she/it is ratiocinating
we are ratiocinating
you are ratiocinating
they are ratiocinating

Present Perfect
I have ratiocinated
you have ratiocinated
he/she/it has ratiocinated
we have ratiocinated
you have ratiocinated
they have ratiocinated

Past Continuous
I was ratiocinating
you were ratiocinating
he/she/it was ratiocinating
we were ratiocinating
you were ratiocinating
they were ratiocinating

Past Perfect
I had ratiocinated
you had ratiocinated
he/she/it had ratiocinated
we had ratiocinated
you had ratiocinated
they had ratiocinated

Future
I will ratiocinate
you will ratiocinate
he/she/it will ratiocinate
we will ratiocinate
you will ratiocinate
they will ratiocinate

Future Perfect
I will have ratiocinated
you will have ratiocinated
he/she/it will have ratiocinated
we will have ratiocinated
you will have ratiocinated
they will have ratiocinated

Future Continuous
I will be ratiocinating
you will be ratiocinating
he/she/it will be ratiocinating
we will be ratiocinating
you will be ratiocinating
they will be ratiocinating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ratiocinating
you have been ratiocinating
he/she/it has been ratiocinating
we have been ratiocinating
you have been ratiocinating
they have been ratiocinating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ratiocinating
you will have been ratiocinating
he/she/it will have been ratiocinating
we will have been ratiocinating
you will have been ratiocinating
they will have been ratiocinating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ratiocinating
you had been ratiocinating
he/she/it had been ratiocinating
we had been ratiocinating
you had been ratiocinating
they had been ratiocinating

Conditional
I would ratiocinate
you would ratiocinate
he/she/it would ratiocinate
we would ratiocinate
you would ratiocinate
they would ratiocinate

Past Conditional
I would have ratiocinated
you would have ratiocinated
he/she/it would have ratiocinated
we would have ratiocinated
you would have ratiocinated
they would have ratiocinated

Thesaurus

Verb

ratiocinate - reason methodologically and logicallyreason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"

ratiocinate

verbTo use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments:cerebrate, cogitate, deliberate, reflect, speculate, think.Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head.

Translations

ratiocinate

ra·ti·oc·i·nate

ratiocinate

ra•ti•oc•i•nate

ratiocinate

ratiocinate

ratiocinate

Synonyms for ratiocinate

verb to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments

Synonyms

Words related to ratiocinate

verb reason methodologically and logically

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