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    RATIOCINATE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    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 logicallyplay

    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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