RATIOCINATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they ratiocinate ... he / she / it ratiocinates

Past simple: ratiocinated

Past participle: ratiocinated

-ing form: ratiocinating

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))