ra·ti·oc·i·nate (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: ratiocinatedGerund: ratiocinatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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 Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. ratiocinate - reason methodologically and logicallyreason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
ratiocinate verb To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments:
