HyperDic: ratiocinate

English > 1 sense of the word ratiocinate:
VERBcognitionratiocinatereason methodologically and logically
English > ratiocinate: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningreason methodologically and logically.
PatternSomebody ----s
BroaderreasonThink logically
Spanishracionalizar
Adjectivesratiocinativebased on exact thinking
Nounsratiocinationlogical and methodical reasoning
ratiocinatorsomeone 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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