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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 logically
Familiarity information: RATIOCINATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they ratiocinate ... he / she / it ratiocinates
Past simple: ratiocinated
Past participle: ratiocinated
-ing form: ratiocinating
... he / she / it ratiocinates Past simple: ratiocinated
Past participle: ratiocinated
-ing form: ratiocinating
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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