ratiocinate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ratiocinate*:
VERB	cognition	ratiocinate	reason methodologically and logically

English > *ratiocinate*: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	reason methodologically and logically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	reason	Think logically
Spanish	racionalizar
Adjectives	ratiocinative	based on exact thinking
Nouns	ratiocination	logical and methodical reasoning
	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)

HyperDic: ratiocinate