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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RATIOCINATE

From Latin ratiōcinārī to calculate, from ratiōreason.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RATIOCINATE

ratiocinate  [ˌrætɪˈɒsɪˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATIOCINATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ratiocinate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ratiocinate in English.

WHAT DOES RATIOCINATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ratiocinate in the English dictionary

The definition of ratiocinate in the dictionary is to think or argue logically and methodically; reason.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RATIOCINATE

PRESENT

Present
I ratiocinate
you ratiocinate
he/she/it ratiocinates
we ratiocinate
you ratiocinate
they ratiocinate
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ratiocinated
you ratiocinated
he/she/it ratiocinated
we ratiocinated
you ratiocinated
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ratiocinate
you will ratiocinate
he/she/it will ratiocinate
we will ratiocinate
you will ratiocinate
they will ratiocinate
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ratiocinate
you would ratiocinate
he/she/it would ratiocinate
we would ratiocinate
you would ratiocinate
they would ratiocinate
Conditional continuous
I would be ratiocinating
you would be ratiocinating
he/she/it would be ratiocinating
we would be ratiocinating
you would be ratiocinating
they would be ratiocinating
Conditional perfect
I would have ratiocinate
you would have ratiocinate
he/she/it would have ratiocinate
we would have ratiocinate
you would have ratiocinate
they would have ratiocinate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ratiocinating
you would have been ratiocinating
he/she/it would have been ratiocinating
we would have been ratiocinating
you would have been ratiocinating
they would have been ratiocinating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ratiocinate
we let´s ratiocinate
you ratiocinate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ratiocinate
Past participle
ratiocinated
Present Participle
ratiocinating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATIOCINATE


assassinate
əˈsæsɪˌneɪt
caseinate
ˈkeɪsɪˌneɪt
circinate
ˈsɜːsɪˌneɪt
coordinate
kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt
deracinate
dɪˈræsɪˌneɪt
discriminate
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt
dominate
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
eliminate
ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt
fascinate
ˈfæsɪˌneɪt
hallucinate
həˈluːsɪˌneɪt
laminate
ˈlæmɪˌneɪt
lancinate
ˈlɑːnsɪˌneɪt
nominate
ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt
originate
əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt
pepsinate
ˈpɛpsɪˌneɪt
revaccinate
ˌriːˈvæksɪˌneɪt
succinate
ˈsʌksɪˌneɪt
terminate
ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt
vaccinate
ˈvæksɪˌneɪt
vaticinate
vəˈtɪsɪˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATIOCINATE

ratio
ratio scale
ratiocination
ratiocinative
ratiocinator
ratiocinatory
ration
ration book
ration card
ration coupon
rational
rational dress
rational number
rationale
rationalisable
rationalise
rationaliser
rationalism
rationalist
rationalistic

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATIOCINATE

alginate
aluminate
combinate
contaminate
culminate
determinate
disseminate
donate
exterminate
germinate
indeterminate
indiscriminate
indoctrinate
marinate
ordinate
paginate
predominate
procrastinate
ruminate
subordinate
urinate

Synonyms and antonyms of ratiocinate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ratiocinate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATIOCINATE

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The translations of ratiocinate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ratiocinate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三段论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ratiocinate
570 millions of speakers

English

ratiocinate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ratiocinate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ratiocinate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

логическому мышлению
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raciocinam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তর্ক করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ratiocine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ratiosinate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ratiocinate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ratiocinate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ratiocinate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ratiocinate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lý luận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகுத்தறிவு கொண்டு ஆராய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोटोकिनेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muhakeme etme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ragionare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ratiocinate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

логічному мисленню
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ratiocinate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ratiocinate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ratiocinate
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ratiocinate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ratiocinate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ratiocinate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATIOCINATE»

The term «ratiocinate» is used very little and occupies the 177.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATIOCINATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ratiocinate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATIOCINATE»

Discover the use of ratiocinate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ratiocinate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vocabulary Dictionary and Workbook: 2,856 Words You Must Know
The Constitution (a document outlining the fundamental law of the United States) was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787, ratified in 1788, and put into effect in 1789. ratiocinate (rash-ē-OS-ә-nāt) vb. To ratiocinate is to reason logically, to 377 ...
Mark Phillips, 2006
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The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language ...: ...
Yobnfon. Rutioc'inating (p. a. from ratiocinate, but not used) Reasoninz, arguing. Ratiocina/tion (s. from ratiocinate) The act os reasoning, the act os deducing consequenccs from promises. Ratioc'inntive ((1.-U. from ratiocin-ite* Arguincntative, ...
John Ash, 1775
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Made with Words: Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics
Using. Words. to. Ratiocinate. THE NATURE OF REASON The word reasoning, both in Hobbes or more generally, refers to a particular variety of active, general thought: that in which our thinking leads us, not to recognize one or another truth,  ...
Philip Pettit, 2009
4
Lectures on Anthropology
Who goes beyond experience, and uses reason speculatively, ratiocinates. Thus subjects are supposed to obey the soldiers, but not ratiocinate. Hence one attempts to deprive people of the use of reason, in order to be able to rule them better.
Immanuel Kant, Allen W. Wood, Robert B. Louden, 2012
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Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT
13. egregious (igre'jas) adj. remarkably bad; outrageous His remark was so egregious that it shocked everyone at the party. syn: flagrant; gross ant: moderate 14. ratiocinate (rash i os' a nat) v. to reason; to think Because alcohol had dulled his ...
Daniel A. Reed, 2004
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The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words ...
Professor Lightyear's QUONDAM assistant turned to wickedness and soon became an evil genius. ratiocinate (rash-ee-OSS-ih-nate), verb To reason. To ratiocinate is to probe thoroughly by means of logical examination. We have some of the ...
David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, 2008
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Ratiocinate. (1) work toward a solution through logical thinking and reason Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) When you come down to it, there is too much ratiocination in the debates and too few solutions based on practical common sense.
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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Power Verbs for Job Seekers: Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases ...
RATIOCINATE. {also use in Attitude and HARD SKILLS: Accounting and Finance } (1) work toward a solution through logical thinking and reason 133 Chapter 2 • Soft Skills Related to Professional Capabilities: Performance and Grooming.
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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Works of Jeremy Bentham
... supposing them necessary, be grudged ! And should not they be the lees grudged, the higher the duties of the situation in the scale of importance i. Ratiocinate. ART. 10. As between individual and individual, where it is by the quantity ...
Jeremy Bentham, Sir John Bowring, 1843
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Having reason ; agreeable to reason ; wise : to ^-ratiocinate (not used) means, to reason or argue, ratiocination J corresponding : ratio- cinative is argumentative : rationalist is, one who reasons or proceeds upon reason : rationality, power of ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATIOCINATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ratiocinate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comeback of the Woolly Mammoth: Bringing Back an Extinct Species
Will paleogenetics make it possible and sustainable? Will science ratiocinate its way around principles and ethics? The questions are many and necessary. «Fair Observer, Jun 14»
2
Alison Bechdel III (The Bat Segundo Show)
Subjects Discussed: Attempting to ratiocinate on four hours of sleep, Virginia Woolf's diary entries, Virginia Woolf's photography, To the Lighthouse as surrogate ... «Reluctant Habits, Jun 12»
3
Moldovan Court Sentences Three For Uranium Trafficking
they ratiocinate more with belly than with brain. Ending .... Bergman who has always opposed the PMR is well knowed just to do a google search in Russian «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, May 12»
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The Alphabetical, Week 10: The Home Stretch Beckons
R is for Ratiocinate. To think and behave rationally, something a bad Ole Miss team continues to do by being just as bad as everyone thinks they are. Of all the ... «SB Nation, Nov 11»
5
Municipal broadband haters in NC dealt a blow
... to (ahem) "study" the concept through this year, then study it some more next year, and, we presume, gradually ratiocinate the complexities of the question into ... «Ars Technica, Jul 10»
6
Respect Our Elders and Our Leaders!
For those reasons, anytime they say something we disagree, we can ratiocinate by pointing out how we agree or disagree about the issues or statements without ... «Ghana News, Feb 10»
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The Democratic Convention -- Chicago 1968
Had he done so -- I weep to ratiocinate -- our nation's recent history might have absented Nixon and both Bushes and might have kept those 4,000 kids alive and ... «Swans, Jun 08»
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Into It by Lawrence Joseph
the longest of Joseph's numerous attempts to ratiocinate the attacks of September 11 and his life in that context (the towers came down mere blocks from his ... «Bookslut, Feb 06»

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