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RATIOCINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ratiocinate mean? 

RATIOCINATE (verb)
  The verb RATIOCINATE has 1 sense:

1. reason methodologically and logicallyplay

  Familiarity information: RATIOCINATE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RATIOCINATE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they ratiocinate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it ratiocinates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: ratiocinated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: ratiocinated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: ratiocinating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Reason methodologically and logically

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "ratiocinate" is one way to...):

reason (think logically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

ratiocination (logical and methodical reasoning)

ratiocinative (based on exact thinking)

ratiocinator (someone who reasons logically)

rationale ((law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature))


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